TPV Podcast Episode 347: How to eat Nose to Tail

In this week’s episode, Stacy and Sarah discuss their favorite ways to eat “nose to tail,” i.e. eating parts of the animal we typically avoid like organs, feet, snout, and skin. They touch on why this way of eating shows respect for the animal and share their favorite preparations for the “odd bits” you might want to avoid. Finally, they remind us that eating “nose to tail” is great for our health!

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The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 347: How to eat Nose to Tail

• • (0:00) Intro
    • Go watch Wayne’s World!
    • Stacy’s currently on vacation and Sarah can’t keep up with where she is from day-to-day.
      • Loving not having to plan and not having to think
      • We hope Stacy is having a great time and that the boys are learning a lot, enjoying the culture and the great food!

• • (4:15) What Sarah has been working on
    • While Stacy is gone Sarah has been busy pulling together videos, photographs, and stories from The Paleo Mom Workshop and Retreat, and all the program sessions are now available online for all those who missed it or couldn’t attend!!
      • Chris Wilson was the amazing videographer and is based out of the San Francisco Bay area. He was able to capture 15 hours of seminars Sarah conducted, testimonials, and more. You can find him here: http://www.thechriswilson.com/
      • The Paleo Mom Workshop sessions talked about nutritional science, easy and sustainable weight loss, data and study reviews and what it all means!
        • Science is often dismissed in the Paleo community because it doesn’t fit into a particular message, but Sarah doesn’t agree that’s the way to go.
          • As an example, Sarah is working on a blog post diving into a recent scientific study that indicates eggs cause cardiovascular disease.
        • Diets are often described as “healthy” based on what you CAN’T eat, but this is fundamentally flawed.
          • Diets should be defined by the actual food on your plate.
      • Sarah has already agreed to do another workshop in 2020 and registration is already LIVE now! https://www.thepaleomom.com/go/workshop/
    • Next year Sarah will talk about genetics and phytochemicals, and how they can be optimized for your lifestyle and goals.

• • (29:38) Eating “nose to tail”
    • Stacy was a vegetarian for 7 years. She based this choice out of a desire not to kill or hurt animals
      • Stacy’s youngest son is now dealing with these questions about animal welfare and being a vegetarian. Their family is talking to him about how to respect animals in a different way and participate in the circle of life and consuming them in a way that’s beneficial.
    • Treating animals with respect has been a passion of Stacy’s since she went Paleo.
      • Rather than avoiding animal foods, her family is focused on supporting farms that treat animals with respect.
      • Stacy feels better about consuming animals knowing that she is participating in a healthy circle of life that gives back to the earth rather than taking away from it.

• • (34:00) Listener Question from Katherine
    • I need more offal recipes! I am eating Paleo AIP and my extended family is slaughtering some pigs. I want to use the whole pig, but I don’t know how to fix the feet, ears or eyes. And I don’t have recipes that I like for the melt, head meat or tail. I find plenty of recipes for liver and eat it regularly. I have also made fried pig rinds, cracklins and of course lard. I love Stacy’s book Beyond Bacon but want to find more recipes that I can eat as AIP with few reintroductions. I currently have pig feet and ears in my freezer from last season, and we are about to butcher again. No one else wants to fix these parts, but I would end up extra and free offal if I only knew how to prepare it. And I might also convince extended family members to eat it too. I love your show and have been listening weekly for a few years now.

• Our go-to preparations for organ meats and more.
  • • • It’s ok if you have certain parts that the family doesn’t like.
      • Stacy loves to use pig feet for pork broth, for instance!
      • There’s a lot of variety in liver and kidney recipes
        • You could make a simple Shepard’s pie and mix in the organ meats!
      • Sarah’s go-to ways to prepare things that you don’t want to eat straight:
        • Sautéed kidney
        • Make pig feet and ears into broth!! Sooooo yummy!
          • Pig ears could be cracklin’s, too.
        • Hocks can go in soup
          • Instant Pot for 45 mins and then cook greens in the broth
        • Spleen/heart/liver/kidney meat
          • Stew (steak and kidney)
            • Can sub another organ meat and chop up small so you don’t taste it as much
          • Grind up in a food processor and add to ground beef or pork
            • Ground hamburger patties, add organ meat chopped up! Sarah’s 50/50/50 burgers use this method (based on Matt and Stacy’s original recipe, too!).
          • Heart meat tastes more like regular ground beef and can be used to dilute liver or kidneys
            • Also good as jerky!!
              • Add orange or teriyaki marinade to make it super flavorful
            • Kabobs
              • Cut into 1-inch pieces, throw on a skewer, and marinate overnight https://thedomesticman.com/

• • • (47:52) Different pig parts and how to eat them
      • Different states process meat differently so you may not see them at your farmer’s market
      • Pig snout is very collagen-rich and is like eating the skin
        • Best served roasted or fried
      • Jowl (also called head bacon or jowl bacon)
        • Muscle meat like pork belly
        • Roasting is a great start
        • Smoking the jowl is DELICIOUS!
      • Whole head
        • Best to take to the butcher or farmer who can help process it for you
        • They might be able to process this into head cheese
          • Turns into a more meaty texture instead of organ meat texture
      • Brains
        • Scrambled brain and eggs
          • Precook brains (boil) in acidified water (vinegar and salt) and mix with eggs
            • It comes together and everything is the same texture as eggs so you don’t even know it’s there!
      • Neck Roast
        • Collagen-rich part of the pig
        • Can be used in broth or pot roast and it is delicious!
        • Play with the flavors and find what works for you
        • Your family won’t even know because it’s muscle meat
      • Tongue
        • Boil or slow roast and treat like carnitas for tacos, and kids LOVE IT!
      • Organ Meats
        • Parts you can combine with other things to taste better
          • Spleen
          • Sweetbreads (organ meat from the thymus gland and pancreas)
            • These are good boiled, cut and deep fried
          • Liver
            • We like eating making a liver mousse and eating it with granny smith apples
            • Use it in gravy!!
              • It has a subtle texture that can be blended into leftover soups and broths
            • Burgers
              • 2 lbs ground beef mixed with 1 lb liver
                • Take from frozen, let it thaw for an hour and then box grate
                • 425 degrees for 15 minutes in the oven
            • Random note: alpaca liver is the best Sarah has ever had, and she would eat it straight out the frying pan!!
        • These foods are extremely nutrient dense and soooo good for you
        • If you have a deficiency in one of your organs eating more liver (or kidney) may help because it has the nutrients your body needs for improved function
          • Stick with it because you may start to feel really good eating these foods and you just might LOVE it.
        • Tripe, stomach, and food processing organs
          • Chinese preparation is the best for Sarah
            • Example: Dim Sum
            • These can be intimidating, so if you can buy already prepared that might be the best way to start.
    • (78:50) Closing
      • New record for our longest episode!
      • Stacy is having a great time traveling in Europe
        • Stacy’s son is looking forward to trying snail but doesn’t want to know that’s what it is before he has it!
      • We hope this show has inspired you to try something new
      • It’s important to remember that you’re doing it for your health, respecting the animals, and the Earth!