Dose of Vitamin P

Dose of Vitamin P: Animal Pig Ears: Taking a Pig by the Ear

By Joshua Lurie | August 26, 2009 4 comments
Dose of Vitamin P: Animal Pig Ears: Taking a Pig by the Ear
Animal (Jeremy Fox Dinner)
435 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323 782 9225
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Last year, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo opened Animal on Fairfax and their minimalist restaurant with bold cooking has been filled ever since. Their menu changes daily, based on market-driven ingredients. Happily, no matter what Shook and Dotolo source, almost every dish incorporates pork, making Animal a perpetual candidate for Dose of Vitamin P.

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Pig ears are notoriously chewy, with a cartilage crunch, but Dotolo and Shook transformed the off-cut into a must-order appetizer, tossing the still-crunchy but tender ears ($10) with scallions and tangy, slightly spicy chile-lime vinaigrette. The ears were draped with an over-easy fried egg. A quick poke of the fork and the rich yolk was free to mingle with the surprisingly addictive hog meat.

Dose of Vitamin P is a new feature that spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.

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  1. Protein Bar says:
    October 22, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    There are a lot of good opinions here. Really gives me a new way of looking at things.

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  3. Nanciful says:
    August 26, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    This is my favorite dish at Animal right now! Such a surprise of flavors for me because I’m usually use to having my pig ears stewed in soy sauce only.

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  4. choisauce says:
    August 26, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    ooh I’ve had these and they were tasty! my vote for next week’s dose of vitamin p goes to rivera’s sous vide pork shoulder! *oink oink*

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