Creole Chitterlings (Chitlins)

Ingredients

• pound sfresh chitterlings (or frozen chitterlings, thawed)
• large onions, peeled
• large potato, peeled
• stalk scelery, with leaves
• medium green bell pepper, chopped
• cup apple cider vinegar
• clove sgarlic
• tablespoon ssalt
• large bay leaf
• teaspoon Creole seasoning to taste
• teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste

Instructions

1. Gather the ingredients. AllRecipes / Qi Ai
2. Clean chitterlings by removing all specks and any pieces of fat with specks on them. Rinse in several changes of salted water. AllRecipes / Qi Ai
3. Place cleaned chitterlings into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover; bring to a boil over medium high heat. Drain, rinse, and return to the pot. Fill again with enough water to cover. AllRecipes / Qi Ai
4. Add whole onions, potato, and celery stalks, plus chopped bell pepper, vinegar, garlic, salt, bay leaf, Creole seasoning, and red pepper flakes to the pot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, then cover and simmer over medium heat for 3 to 4 hours; chitterlings should appear clear to white in color. AllRecipes / Qi Ai
5. Use a slotted spoon to transfer chitterlings to a cutting board. Cut into 1 inch pieces. Discard onions, potato, celery, and bay leaf. Pour out most of the cooking liquid, then return chitterlings to the pot. AllRecipes / Qi Ai
6. Cook over medium heat until chitterlings are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. AllRecipes / Qi Ai

Tips

Nutrition data for this recipe includes cooking liquid, salt, and vegetables. The actual amount consumed will vary.