Hi all! I have 4 pig tails going in my slow cooker at the moment. They have the skin on (and are well cleaned). Should I be able to throw them into a 550F oven after to crisp the skin? Seems like that would work…
Thanks!
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Seems logical. I have eaten them (with great enjoyment!) but never prepared them.
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I had amazing pig tails sold as “pork wings” at a German place in Philly many years ago. They never were back on the menu again 
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This is so reminds me of “Little House on the Prairie.” Didn’t they just grill the $#!t out of the tails over an open fire and the kids clamored for them? Even as a non-meat eating kid, I found it fascinating. (I think they played with the bladder, like a ball?)
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Yeah, the recipe says to grill them over a fire, but it is barely 20F right now, so that’s not happening! I’d put them under the broiler, but I don’t want to risk a fire.
There’s an episode of A Cook’s Tour where they give the kids a blown up bladder to play with while the adults tackle breaking down a pig IIRC.
