French Canadian Ragoût de Pattes de Cochon Recipe (Stewed Pig's Feet) (2024)

In Canada, if you are French Canadian, you have probably celebrated the holidays with a Ragoût de Pattes de Cochon which is stewed pig’s feet.

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Everyone around the world has their own family traditions that might include holiday-themed decorations, pajamas and even the food they serve. You may be familiar with some other cultural traditions and may have even celebrated some with friends. In Israel they have Shabbot, in China, they celebrate with Dim Sum, Japan has Bento-style meals, Communal meals in France. French Canadian food traditions include a pig’s feet stew!

If you have ever had a pot luck dinner then you must have tried foods that you are unfamiliar with and may have even enjoyed it so much you want to try it out on your family to add an additional food item to your traditions.

Traditional French Canadian Foods

Quebec has quite a few delicious foods. We are all familiar with Poutine which has been a hit for years and the love of it has spread across the nation. You may have heard of some of the traditional foods, but maybe just not in the native tongue. Here is a list of 7 Traditional French Canadian foods to try out.

1. Sugar Pie (tarte au sucre)
2. Poor Man’s Pudding (pouding chômeur)
3. Cretons
4. Meatball Stew (ragoût de boulettes)
5. Meat Pie (tourtière ou paté à la viande)
6. Pea Soup (soup aux pois)
7. Baked Beans (fèves au lard)

You may be more familiar with these foods from the English name and maybe already have some of them with your holiday meals.

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How to make pig’s feet stew

If you plan on making Stewed Pig’s Feet then you will need a few hours. It is not a recipe that you can make last minute. There is a bit of prep work before you can even start cooking and that will take about an hour. Once you are ready to start cooking, it will be another 2 or so more hours until you are ready to sit down and eat.

French Canadian Ragoût de Pattes de Cochon Recipe (Stewed Pig’s Feet)

The Ragoût de Pattes de Cochon (Stewed Pig’s Feet) is a traditional French Canadian food served with a delicious carved turkey and meat pies at Christmasfor dinner. The meat is so tender! I will sometimes also add it to the French Canadian meatball stew rather than serving it on it’s own. It is definitely a favourite holiday meal at our house.

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French Canadian Ragoût de Pattes de Cochon Ingredients

• 2 lbs of pork hocks (pig’s feet- about 10-12)
• 1 tsp of Kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp of pepper
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp of ground cloves
• 1/4 tps of nutmeg
• 2 tbs of vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups of lukewarm water
• 1 cup of grilled onions ( 1 cup of minced onions with 1 tbs of vegetable oil)
• 8 tbs of browned flour(a sand colour- if you leave it longer to cook, it will give you a darker gravy)
• 1 cup of lukewarm water

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How To Make the French Canadian Ragoût de Pattes de Cochon

1. Take the pork’s feet and cut the skin from top to bottom with a kitchen scissor. Remove the meat from the feet with a knife and put in a medium bowl. Add salt, cinnamon, ground cloves and nutmeg, and mix.

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2. In a large saucepan over medium heat add oil. When oil is hot, add pork feet mixture, and cook until they meat is a dark brown colour.

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3. In a skillet at medium heat, add 1 tbs of vegetable oil. When oil is hot, add 1 cup of onions and cook until they are grilled- slightly brown.When the meat is nicely grilled, add the lukewarm water and roasted onions.

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4. Cover and let cook at low for about 2 hours.

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5. In a jar (Mason), add 1 cup of water and the browned flour. Close lid and shake until it’s mixed.

6. Pour in the stew, stir regularly until the gravy has thicken (15 -30 minutes). If you find the gravy is not thick enough, add 4 more tablespoon of brown flour with 1/2 cup of warm water. Repeat as necessary.

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