Pig's shankPig's trotters, with thick skin and many tendons, and a lot of gelatin.Pork bellyA lot of, cooked with skin, soft, tender, and fragrant. The fat is not greasy, making it delicious.Pig's trottersMethods include boiling, braising, seasoning, steaming, and making soup. For example, five-spice trotters, red-braised trotters, seasoned trotters, sugar-braised trotters, and stewed trotters.Now, let's learn how to make pig's trotters together.

How to make pig's trotters

IngredientsPreparation

Pig's trotters, salt, sugar, scallions,GingerGarlic,Star anise,,Black peppercorns,Rice wine, old soup, bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon leaves,Black pepper powder.

Steps

1. Use a small knife to scrape off the fine hairs on the trotters and wash them clean.

2. Place the trotters in a cold water pot, boil over high heat, and remove the blood after boiling.3. Heat a wok, add a small amount of oil, and add sugar. Stir constantly over low heat until the sugar melts.4. In another pot, add the boiled trotters and melted sugar.

5. Add scallion segments, ginger slices, garlic, bay leaves, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon leaves, black pepper, old soup, and cover the trotters with water. Boil over high heat.

6. After boiling, add appropriate amount of Shaoxing wine, turn the heat to medium and continue to cook.

7. After 1 hour, add appropriate amount of salt, black pepper, white sugar, and soy sauce to adjust the seasoning, and continue to cook over medium heat for half an hour to absorb the flavor.8. Wait for the trotters to becomered, then turn the heat up to cook.

Homemade Pig's Trotters

Ingredients PreparationPig's trotters, salt, soy sauce, scallions, star anise, ginger, cinnamon, rice wine, cinnamon leaves, white sugar.Steps1. Peel and wash the trotters, and blanch them in boiling water to remove blood.2. Place the trotters in a pot, add scallion segments, ginger slices, star anise, cinnamon, dried bay leaves, appropriate amount of soy sauce, salt, sugar, and rice wine, and add water to cover the whole trotters.

3. Boil over high heat for 20 minutes, then remove and pick out the bones.4. Put the trotters and bones in the pot and continue to cook over high heat for 1 hour.5. After cooking, continue to cook over high heat until the soup turns into a gelatinous liquid, and the trotters are cooked.

Tips

1. The hairs on the pig's trotters must be cleaned, otherwise it will affect the taste.

2. The pig's trotters must be cooked for more than 1 hour to become tender.

How to make delicious pig's trotters

Ingredients Preparation

Pig's trotters, soy sauce, rice wine, scallions, garlic, ginger slices, sugar.

Steps

1. Clean and scrape the trotters, use a knife to cut into the inside and make a deep cut to see the bones, then cut a knife on both sides of the bones, so that they can be opened, then cut the fat on four sides into circles.2. Put the trotters in a pot of boiling water, cook for about 10 minutes until the skin is tightened and the blood is removed.3. Heat a wok, put the trotters down, add water to cover, and add rice wine, soy sauce,

salt,

sugar, scallion knots, and ginger slices.

4. Boil over high heat, cover the pot and simmer over low heat for half an hour, turn the trotters over and cook until they are tender.

5. Turn the heat up to cook until the soup becomes gelatinous, and the trotters are cooked.

Tips

1. The meat of the pig's trotters is relatively thick, so it needs to be cooked for a longer time to make it more flavorful.

2. Although the pig's trotters are delicious, the fat content is still relatively high, so you should eat it in moderation.

Steps

1. Clean and scrape the pork knuckle, then cut along the inside to expose the large bone. Then, cut one slit on each side of the bone to open it up, and cut off the fat around all four sides in a circular shape.

2. Place the pork knuckle meat in a pot of boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes until the skin tightens and the blood is removed.

3. Heat a frying pan, place the pork knuckle meat skin-down, add water to cover, then add, soy sauce,salt,sugar, scallions, and ginger.

4. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover and simmer over low heat for another 30 minutes, flipping the knuckles to cook evenly.

5. Continue cooking over high heat until the broth is like glue. Remove the pork knuckle and it's ready to eat.

Tips

1. The pork knuckle meat is quite thick, so it needs to be simmered for a longer time to ensure it's fully seasoned.

2. Although the pork knuckle is delicious, it still contains a high amount of fat, so it should be eaten in moderation.