Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
1 large raw bacon hock
2
2 eggs
3
Green food coloring
4
Blue food coloring
Instructions
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1
Place the bacon hock in a pot of water. Add green food color, following the manufacturer's guidelines.
2
Bring to the boil and simmer for 60–90 minutes.
60–90 minutes
3
Remove the hock and let it cool slightly.
4
Carefully remove the skin leaving the fat layer intact.
5
If the hock is the desired shade of green, place on an platter. If not, return to pot and add color until the right shade is reached. Transfer hock to platter.
6
Separate eggs into whites and yolks.
7
Poach the egg yolks in water with blue food coloring.
8
Poach the egg whites in uncolored water.
9
Place the egg whites on platter with hock, and place the yolks on the whites.
10
Serve using a tri-pronged fork.