Spicy Chicken FeetMost people have probably heard of it. I believe many people still make spicy chicken feet at home.Chicken feet can also be pickled. Compared to chicken feet, they have less meat and more skin, which is firmer. However, some unscrupulous vendors use chemical ingredients and substandard ingredients to pickle chicken feet, so for the sake of health, it's best to make them at home.

How to Pickle Chicken Feet

IngredientsPreparation

Chicken feet,PeanutsRice, dryChili peppers，Sichuan peppercorns，GingerGarlic, bay leavesStar aniseCinnamonLight soy sauceCooking wineCorn starchChili peppersVinegar，White vinegarBaijiu (Chinese rice wine), Salt, Sugar,CilantroIce water.

Steps

1. Slice the ginger, peel the garlic, and pick the cilantro stems. Remove the claws from the chicken feet.

2. Add water to a pot, put in the chicken feet, ginger slices, and cooking wine, and boil.

3. Wash and cook the peanuts. After boiling the chicken feet, wash them as well.

4. Soak the chicken feet in ice water for a while.

5. In a pot, add ginger slices, bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, dried chili peppers, garlic, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, water, and simmer for 10 minutes.

6. Add the cookedPickled sauceto the chicken feet, add sugar, vinegar, salt, baijiu, and chili peppers. Add cilantro, peanuts, and refrigerate for about 2 days.

Tips

The pot and other utensils used to store the chicken feet and pickled sauce should not have oil.

A Simple Recipe for Pickled Chicken Feet

Ingredients

500g Chicken Feet, 1 bag of Pickled Sauce, White Vinegar, Chili PeppersOnion，MSGSalt, a little.

Steps

1. Wash and cut the chicken feet, blanch them to remove the fishy smell.

2. Add water to a pot, add onion, cooking wine, star anise, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, chicken feet, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and cool the chicken feet.

3. Open the pickled sauce box, add the pickled sauce, white vinegar, chili peppers, sugar, and salt, put in the chicken feet, and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days.

Tips

1. When blanching the chicken feet, blanch them until they are about 90% cooked.

2. Try to avoid using plastic containers for pickling.

Choosing Chicken Feet

Good Chicken FeetThe meat and skin are white and shiny, with no yellow, hard residue.The texture is firm, the surface is slightly dry or slightly moist, and it doesn't stick to your hands.If the chicken feet are dark and lack shine, and the surface is sticky, it means that the chicken feet have been stored for too long, so you should not buy them.If the duck paws are dark and lack luster, and the surface is sticky, it indicates that the duck paws have been stored for too long and should not be purchased.