Lacipecsenye
Grilled pork neck
Lacipecsenye: Hungarian fair-style grilled pork neck with garlic and fried onions
At village fairs (búcsú), wine festivals and the roadside stalls known as lacikonyha, 'Laci's kitchen', the smell of lacipecsenye pulls in the crowds: pork neck steaks rubbed with garlic, grilled on a griddle and heaped with fried onions. It is eaten standing up from a paper plate with a hunk of white bread, mustard and pickled cucumbers, and it is just as good from a home barbecue or a heavy pan. Marinate the pork in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or overnight. Chef's tip: pork neck is marbled, so it stays juicy; the mistake is pressing it with the spatula, which squeezes out the juices.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 1 ¾ lb pork neck (collar) steaks4 steaks about 1.5 cm thick
- 5 cloves garliccrushed
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
For the onions
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 3 onionssliced into rings
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Lightly flatten the 1 ¾ lb pork neck (collar) steaks steaks with your hand. Mix 5 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp sunflower oil, 1 ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper and 1 tsp sweet paprika and rub it all over the meat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
5 minStep 2: Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan and fry 3 onions over a medium heat for 12–15 minutes, stirring often, until soft and golden brown. Keep warm.
15 minStep 3: Heat a griddle pan, barbecue or heavy frying pan until very hot. Scrape most of the garlic off the steaks (it burns) and cook them for 4–5 minutes per side until well browned and the centre reaches 145°F.
10 minStep 4: Rest the steaks for 3 minutes, then pile the onions on top. Serve with white bread (or gluten-free bread), mustard and pickled cucumbers.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 460 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbs
- 7 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does lacipecsenye take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
- What can I use instead of sweet paprika?
- Smoked paprika, half the amount.
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