Spicy Pork Trotters
Pig's trotters 900g | Old soy sauce 15 grams |
Dried chili 8 roots | Cooking wine 10 grams |
Rock Sugar 30g | Ketchup 15 grams |
Salt 5 grams | Ginger 30g |
Star anise 2 grams | Fragrant leaves 1 tablet |
Garlic cloves 5 petals | 15 grams of cooking oil 15 grams |
Step 1
Prepare ingredientsStep 2
First prepare the condiments, sliced ginger, sliced garlic cloves, 15 grams of dark soy sauce, 10 grams of cooking wine, 30 grams of rock sugar, 15 grams of tomato sauce, 5 grams of salt, 30 grams of ginger, 8 dried chili peppers, 2 star anise, and 1 bay leaf. , 5 grams of garlic cloves, 15 grams of cooking oilStep 3
Clean the pig's trotters, put them in a pot, fill them with water, add cooking wine and ginger, blanch the water, bring to a boil over medium heat and remove the floating residue. (This is to remove the fishy smell from the pig's trotters. You will make spicy pig's trotters later. It’s also easy to smell when it’s dry.) Take out the pig’s trotters and rinse them with cold water to control the water.Step 4
Put 15 grams of oil in the pot, add rock sugar, fry the sugar color over low heat, or stir constantly until the rock sugar melts and turns golden brownsyrupStep 5
Pour the pig's trotters into the pot and stir-fry evenly so that each piece of pig's trotters is evenly coated with sugar color. This is the key to making the pig's trotters shiny and rosy.Step 6
Pour in dark soy sauce, tomato sauce and stir-fry evenly to let it color. Add cooking wine and stir-fry evenly to remove the smell.Step 7
Add ginger slices, garlic cloves, dried chilies, cinnamon, star anise, and bay leaves and stir-fry until fragrantStep 8
Add water to cover the pig's trotters, bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer over low heat for 60 minutes. You can also use a cast iron pot or pressure cooker to save time for this step.Step 9
Simmer until only half of the soup remains in the pot. Open the lid and add salt. Stir well and continue to cover the pot.Step 10
Continue to simmer over low heat to reduce the juice Spicy pork trotters cooking tips