Tools/materials

Fresh pig's trotters, cooking wine, ginger, five-spice powder, sugar, salt, pepper, star anise, allspice, cinnamon, peppercorns, dried chili peppers, chicken essence.

1, clean up the raw pig's feet

Chop the pig's feet, clean, start a pot of boiling water, pig's feet in cold water. Add cooking wine, ginger to deodorize, high heat to boil, high heat to cook for 5 minutes, 5 minutes after fishing out to clean again.

2, stewed pig's feet

Start a pot of boiling water, high heat, put the pig's feet into the pot, add ginger, star anise, sesame seeds, cinnamon, peppercorns, dried chili peppers, cover the lid of the pot, simmering for half an hour, half an hour after the addition of light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, cover the lid of the pot, and change the heat to simmer for one hour.

3, soak the pig's feet to taste

After an hour, add five-spice powder, sugar, salt, pepper, cover the pot, simmer on low heat for 1 hour, then add chicken essence, turn off the fire, do not lift the lid, let it soak for a night, so that the pig's feet will be able to fully taste.

4, summary

According to the above steps, brine out of the pig's feet can be soft and flavorful. When simmering, pay attention to the change of fire and time control. You should also pay attention to fire precautions when firing for a long time, and try to have someone watch the stove or know what's going on in the pot to avoid any danger.

Introduction to Pig's Feet

It refers to the feet (hooves) and calves of the pig, also known as yuan hooves in China. In the Chinese world, pig's feet are one of the parts of the pig that are often eaten in a variety of different cooking methods. Pig's feet are rich in collagen protein and lower in fat than fatty meat.