Red-Cooked Pork Trotter Recipe |
Ingredients: |
1 pig’s trotter 8 cloves garlic Seasonings: A 3 tablespoons soy sauce B 1 tablespoon cooking wine 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar A pinch of white pepper 3 cups water 2 star anise |
Method: Have the butcher chop the trotter into pieces. Rinse well and blanch in boiling water, remove and rinse under cold water. Discard water. Marinate with seasoning A for 30 minutes. Deep-fry in smoking oil for about 3 – 5 minutes until brown. Remove and rinse under cold water to cool off. Heat 2 tablespoons cooking oil until smoking, stir-fry garlic until fragrant. Return pig’s trotter and season with seasoning B to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; simmer for 1 hour or until pig’s trotter is very tender and sauce is reduced and thickened. Remove and discard garlic and star anise. Serve. |
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