Dad is the only one brave enough to eat pork hock trotters, the rest of the family prefers pork tenderloin. We butcher one piggy a year, the hind legs and front shoulders are turned to ham, that leaves the two front leg trotters, four pounds of meat when deskinned.

This is my recipe adaptation from the oldest restaurant in Dusseldorf, Germany, called Zum Schiffchen. Napoleon ate there. They serve their hocks with the skin on.

The beer marinade and pan drippings are used to make beer cheese soup. The pork hocks are served over home made sauerkraut. Leftover sauerkraut and pork mixed with slivered fresh vegetables make a a great eggroll.