# Chitlins

Chitlins are a delicacy that can be made from pig intestines. It's important to thoroughly clean them before cooking.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 10 pounds Pig intestines
- Cold water
- Vinegar
- Onion
- Celery
- Red pepper flakes
- Salt
- Pepper
- Hot sauce

## Instructions

1. Start by taking out the lining of the pig intestines.
2. Make sure there's nothing, like fat, dirt, or anything else.
3. Basically, you're trying to get rid of any feces.
4. Inspect each piece and pull off anything that shouldn't be there.
5. Place the cleaned chitlins into a large pot.
6. Cover the chitlins with cold water.
7. Add vinegar to the pot.
8. Cook the chitlins for one hour.
9. While the chitlins are cooking, chop the onions.
10. Chop the celery.
11. After the first hour, add the onions to a separate pot with water.
12. Add celery to the separate pot.
13. Transfer the chitlins to the pot with the onions and celery.
14. Add red pepper flakes to the pot.
15. Add salt to the pot.
16. Add pepper to the pot.
17. Add vinegar to the pot.
18. Stir the ingredients together.
19. Cover the pot and continue cooking.
20. Serve the cooked chitlins on a plate.
21. Add hot sauce to taste.

## Equipment

- Large pot
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Tongs
- Small pot
- Fork
- Plate

## Tips

- The most important thing with cooking chitlins is cleaning them. You have to make sure they're clean.
- Even if you buy pre-cleaned chitlins, it's important that you clean them yourself because this is what they give you when they say the chitlins are pre-cleaned.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQAjHMk/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8de2e817-7fec-43d2-9243-117a0520036a
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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