Authentic and Hearty Chinese Braised Pork Trotters
Don’t know how to cook pig’s trotters? Come and try my braised pig’s trotter recipe. It has a rich flavor and a tender texture. I guarantee you will never forget it after eating it once!
About Braised Pork Trotters
Braised pork trotters is a traditional Chinese delicacy. It is made from pig's trotters. After processing, it is added with seasonings such as onion, ginger, soy sauce, rock sugar, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc. and stewed in a braised manner. It has a soft, chewy texture.
Braised pork trotters have a rich flavor and a fatty but not greasy texture. They are rich in protein, fat, calcium, iron and other ingredients. They have high nutritional and edible value and can provide sufficient nutrients for the human body.
Why I love this recipe
Braised pork trotter is a dish that I like very much. In terms of taste, the braised pork trotter is soft, chewy, tender and juicy. You can feel the bones fall off in your mouth in one bite. It tastes really good.
Secondly, braised pig's trotters are rich in protein, calcium, iron and other ingredients. They have high nutritional value and edible value. They can not only supplement nutrients for the human body, but also supplement nutrients for the skin. They are a natural beauty product.
Finally, the preparation of braised pork trotters is relatively simple. Unlike other Chinese dishes, it does not require superb skills to complete. Secondly, braised pork trotters are always the "main dish" on the table whether it is a family gathering or a banquet.
Needed and Substitutions
Main Ingredients
Pig's trotter: The main ingredient for making braised pig's trotters, rich in protein, is the core ingredient of the whole dish.
Additional ingredients
Chives: have a special aroma, which adds a unique flavor to pig’s trotters and enhances the appearance of the dish.
Ginger: removes the fishy smell of pig's trotters and makes the trotters taste more authentic.
Garlic: can enrich the flavor of dishes.
Green and red chili peppers: add color to dishes while providing a spicy and refreshing taste.
Garlic leaves: add a unique fragrance to dishes and enhance the overall flavor.
Dried chili peppers: provide spicy flavor and adjust the spiciness of the dish according to personal taste.
Seasoning
Cooking wine: used to remove fishy smell, effectively remove the fishy smell of pig's trotters.
Star anise and bay leaves: important spices that give braised pork trotters a rich aroma.
Rock sugar: makes the surface of pig’s trotters appear an attractive reddish brown and increases its color.
Light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce: used to enhance the flavor of dishes.
Soybean paste: adds unique sauce flavor, making dishes taste richer and mellower, and enriching the taste layers.
Beer: Used to stew pig's trotters to make them softer.
Substitutions:
Chives: Chives can be used instead.
Ginger: Ginger powder can be used instead.
Garlic: Garlic powder can be used instead.
Green and red peppers: can be replaced with colored peppers.
Garlic leaves: can be replaced with coriander.
Dried chili pepper: can be replaced with chili powder or chili oil.
Cooking wine: can be replaced by white wine or rice wine.
Star anise: Fennel seeds can be used instead.
Bay leaves: You can use bay leaves instead.
Rock sugar: can be replaced by white sugar.
Light soy sauce: can be replaced with Wei Ji Xian.
Dark soy sauce: can be replaced with soy sauce paste.
Oyster sauce: Fish sauce can be used instead.
Soybean paste: can be replaced with sweet bean paste or fermented bean paste.
Beer: Can be replaced with water and a small amount of cooking wine.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
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·500g pig's trotter
Additional Ingredients
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·5g chives
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·10g ginger
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·5g garlic
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·30g green and red pepper
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·6g garlic leaves
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·6 dried chilies
Seasonings
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·1 tablespoon cooking wine
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·1 star anise
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·2 bay leaves
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·8g rock sugar
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·1 tablespoon soy sauce
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·1 spoon dark soy sauce
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·1 tablespoon oyster sauce
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·1 spoon soybean paste
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·Half bottle of beer
COOKING STEP
Step 1
Cut the pig's trotters into pieces and put them in a pot with cold water.
Step 2
Add onion, ginger and cooking wine , cook until foam appears and remove from the mixture.
Step 3
Pour oil into the pan, add the blanched pig's trotters into the hot oil and fry until slightly browned.
Step 4
Add ginger, garlic, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, rock sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and soybean paste.
Step 5
Pour in half a bottle of beer and a bowl of hot water until it covers the ingredients.
Step 6
Cover and simmer on low heat for 40 minutes.
Step 7
Finally, add green and red peppers and garlic leaves and cook over high heat until the sauce thickens.
Tips for Success
Blanching tips: Put the pig's trotters in cold water, add ginger slices, scallion segments and cooking wine, remove the trotters after boiling, and remove the fishy smell and blood.
Frying skills: Fry the blanched pig's trotters until they are slightly browned to lock in the juice of the trotters, making the taste richer and adding flavor.
Seasoning matching tips: The matching of spices such as ginger, garlic, star anise, bay leaves, dried chili peppers with condiments such as rock sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and soybean paste should be reasonable to make the pig's trotters have a rich and mellow taste.
Stewing tips: Use a mixture of beer and hot water for stewing. Beer can make the pig's trotters softer and more tender, and can also add a unique flavor. The amount of water should cover the ingredients to ensure that the pig's trotters can fully absorb the flavor of the soup. Simmer over low heat for 40 minutes to allow the pig's trotters to fully absorb the flavor and make the meat soft and tender.
Tips for collecting the sauce: Add green and red peppers and garlic leaves and cook over high heat to collect the sauce. This will make the soup thick and wrap around the pig's trotters. It will also allow the flavors of the green and red peppers and garlic leaves to blend into the pig's trotters, enhancing the overall taste and color of the dish.
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Serving Suggestions
Recommended pairing
Green leafy vegetables: Braised pig's trotters can be eaten with green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, water spinach, etc. Not only can they supplement dietary fiber, but they can also neutralize the greasy feeling of the pig's trotters, making the whole meal more balanced and healthy.
Cold cucumber salad: Cold cucumber salad is refreshing and relieves greasiness, forming a sharp contrast with the braised pork trotters, adding diversity to the dish.
Steamed pumpkin: The vitamin A in pumpkin helps improve eyesight, and eating it with pig's trotters can balance the nutrition.
Stir-fried seasonal vegetables: such as broccoli, spinach, etc., can not only provide fiber, but also increase the color layering of the dishes.
Serving Suggestions
Eat in moderation: Pig's trotters are high in cholesterol and fat. It is recommended that the amount consumed each time should not exceed 100 grams, and the number of times consumed per week should not exceed 1-2 times. Especially for patients with hypertension and diabetes, the frequency of consumption should be controlled.
Pay attention to the time of consumption: dinner is the best time to consume, to avoid overeating before bedtime which may affect sleep quality.
Pairing with staple foods: You can stew the braised pig's trotter with potatoes, carrots and other vegetables, or tear the stewed pig's trotter meat into small pieces and pair it with staple foods such as noodles and rice to make pig's trotter noodles, pig's trotter rice, etc.
Avoid eating with certain foods: Pig's trotters should not be eaten with soybeans, sweet potatoes, pears, tea, etc., so as not to affect digestion or nutrient absorption.
FAQs:
In addition, you can add an appropriate amount of vinegar or hawthorn slices when stewing pig's trotters, which can help break down the collagen in the trotters and make the trotters become soft and rotten faster.
Before processing, you can burn the surface of the pig's trotter with fire to burn off the remaining hair, then scrape it clean with a knife, and then rinse it with clean water.
Add onions, ginger and cooking wine when blanching, which can effectively remove the fishy smell of pig's trotters.
You can also sprinkle some cooked sesame seeds or pepper powder before serving to add flavor.
If you want to preserve it for a long time, you can put the braised pork trotters in a sealed bag or sealed container and put it in the freezer of the refrigerator. It can be stored for several months, but the taste of the pork trotters may decrease after freezing, so they need to be thawed and heated appropriately before eating again.
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