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Chinese Braised Pork Trotters

Show off your cooking skills at a gathering with friends by choosing braised pig's trotters. This dish is grand and impressive. The pig's trotters are cooked to an attractive color and have a rich taste. Carefully prepared, it will make friends eat happily and make the gathering more enjoyable.

3-5
Servings
13
INGREDIENTS
13
STEP
1 hr 40 min
TOTAL TIME

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients

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    1 piece Pig's trotters

Additional Ingredients

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    10g Ginger
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    20g Green onions (white part)
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    3 pieces Star anise
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    3 leaves Bay leaves

Seasonings

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    10ml White wine
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    15ml Oil
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    30g Rock sugar
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    15ml Dark soy sauce
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    15ml Light soy sauce
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    10ml Cooking wine
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    3g Sugar
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    3g Salt

DIRECTIONS

Step 1

Cut 1 pigs trotter into evenly sized pieces.

Step 2

Cut 10g ginger into slices and 20g white scallion into sections for later use.

Step 3

Pour 500ml hot water into the pot, put the cut pigs trotters into the pot for blanching.

Step 4

Then add ginger slices, white scallion sections and 10ml baijiu, and stir evenly.

Step 5

Cover the pot, boil the water, and then remove the pigs trotters.

Step 6

Pour 15ml oil into the pot, add 30g rock sugar, and stir-fry.

Step 7

When the rock sugar slowly melts, add 3 star anise and 3 bay leaves, and stir-fry until fragrant.

Step 8

Then pour the pigs trotters into the pot, stir-fry until the pigs trotters change color.

Step 9

Add white scallion sections and ginger slices, stir-fry for a few seconds, then add 15ml dark soy sauce, 15ml light soy sauce, and 10ml cooking wine, and stir evenly.

Step 10

Add 500ml clear water, the amount of water should be level with the pigs trotters, and then cover the pot.

Step 11

When there are floating impurities, skim them off, cover the pot and continue to cook for one hour.

Step 12

When the water in the pot gradually dries up, add 3g sugar and 3g salt.

Step 13

Finally, turn to high heat, stir-fry quickly to collect the juice, and then you can take out the pot and taste the delicious braised pigs trotters.

Chinese Braised Pork Trotters URL: https://www.chinarecipes.com/chinese-braised-pork-trotters-recipe-47040/