Have you ever eaten tiger skin chicken feet? To be honest, I don’t really like eating chicken feet. When I saw chicken feet for fried or stewed chicken at home, I would stay away from them. I was scared to see them. But after eating tiger skin chicken feet once, I completely changed my mind. The chicken feet are so delicious!

The tiger skin chicken feet taste crispy and tender, extremely delicious, and they can fall off the bone just as soon as you swipe them, which is such a great feeling! But when making tiger skin chicken feet, do you know where the tiger skin comes from? What is the principle? Why is it that when many people make products, the tiger skin is not obvious, or there is no tiger skin at all?

Many people tend to ignore the most critical step when making it, which results in the chicken feet not being like tiger skin, or the skin being crispy and the meat not being tender. So today, I will share with you the correct method and some tips. After learning it, you can also make the effect in the restaurant, with crispy skin and tender meat, and it will fall off the bone as soon as you squirt.

Ingredients: chicken feet, onions, ginger, garlic, dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, salt, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine, cooking oil, ice water

1 . Prepare the chicken feet. I bought a pound. After buying them, we first need to cut off their nails one by one, and then clean them thoroughly.

2. Prepare a pot of water, pour the chicken feet into it, then add onions and ginger, add some cooking wine, and blanch the water. After boiling, we take out the chicken feet, rinse them with warm water, and drain the water below for later use. Prepare an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, pour it into the chicken feet, mix well and set aside.

3. Next, pour more oil into the pot, heat it up, pour the chicken feet in and start frying until golden in color and looking dry, then take them out. Then take out the ice water we prepared. Be sure to use ice water instead of cold water. Pour the fried chicken feet into the ice water and soak them for more than 2 hours.

4. Only chicken feet soaked in ice water can have the shape of tiger skin. Don’t forget this. After the chicken feet are soaked, we prepare a pot of water again, add onions, ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers, peppercorns, star anise, salt, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce, and bring it to a boil.

5. After boiling, take the chicken feet out of the ice water, put them into the pot and start cooking. After the heat is boiling, turn to medium to low heat and continue to simmer for 20 minutes before serving. Let’s eat.

Cooking skills:

When making tiger skin chicken feet, remember the tiger skin, and one key step cannot be missed. This step actually involves soaking the fried chicken feet in ice water for more than 2 hours.