Pig's trotters are a delicacy that many people like to eat, and they are also a very nutritious common ingredient. After simple cooking, they are soft, glutinous and tender, rich in collagen, a variety of vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. Various delicacies made from pig trotters are not only good for the skin, but also can promote milk production and promote Bone development and body nourishment and more.
Today's crisp autumn weather is suitable for eating more meat to satisfy cravings and replenish nutrients. It can also make up for the losses in summer. There are famous pig's trotters recipes in every place, such as Qinzhou pig's trotters with powder, Zhenxiong red bean and sour soup pig's trotters, Chengdu Lao Ma's trotters with Guangdong pig's trotters and ginger, Zhenjiang crystal dish trotters, Qingdao Liuting pig's trotters, Baoding pot-wrapped knuckles with Beijing sauce pig's trotters .
Every once in a while, the family will stew some pig's trotters. Pig's trotters are rich in nutrients and contain a large amount of collagen, which can prevent skin from drying out and wrinkling, enhance elasticity, delay aging, and promote growth and development. It is a rare beauty food. There are many ways to make pig's trotters, such as stewed pig's trotters, roasted pig's trotters, braised pig's trotters, sauced pig's trotters, etc. No matter how you make it, it's delicious.
Pig’s trotters are so delicious, so you have to be careful when buying them. Pig trotters are also divided into front hooves and hind hooves. The delicacies made by the front hooves and the hind hooves are also different. Some pig's trotters are suitable for making soup, while others are only suitable for braised pork. What is the difference between front hooves and hind hooves? There are certain differences between the front hooves and the hind hooves, and the eating methods are also completely different. So when buying pig's trotters, we can buy different pig's trotters according to how we eat them.
The front hooves undergo more exercise and have much more lean meat than fat. However, they are not very soft and taste dry, so they are not suitable for stewing. Pig's trotters. The front hooves will be curved, plump, and have enough meat. The price of the front hooves is more expensive. Obvious tendons can be seen in the front trotters, but there are no tendons in the rear trotters. The easiest way to distinguish the front and rear pig feet is to see if there are any broken tendons. You can see obvious tendons in the front pig feet, while there are no tendons in the rear pig feet. This is the most practical way to distinguish.
The hind hooves do not have that much exercise and have more fat. There is also some good-tasting fascia inside the hind hooves, which makes them taste more delicious. If you want to stew soup or make barbecue or braised pig's trotters, naturally the hind hooves, which have more fascia on the top and more fat, are more suitable. The rear hooves are straight and cheaper than the front hooves. The toes of the pig's front hooves are the same size, while the toes of the pig's hind hooves are of different sizes. The front hooves have more meat and are suitable for braised or braised, while the rear hooves are more suitable for stewing pig trotter soup.
There are three steps to buy pig’s trotters, and you can easily buy healthy pig’s trotters. The first step is to look at the color. If you see that the color of the pig’s trotters is light yellow, although it does not look that good, But this is the color of pig's trotters after normal hair removal. The second step is to smell it. Normal pig's trotters will emit a meaty smell and will not smell any medicine. Step 3: Touch the surface of the pig's trotters. If the pig's trotters feel slippery, normal pig's trotters are greasy. Then press lightly on the pig's trotters with your hands. Normal pig's trotters feel soft when pressed.
How to preserve pig's trotters ? Long-term storage If you want to store pig trotters for a long time, you can freeze them in the refrigerator. But before freezing, it is best to chop the pig's trotters in half, apply a layer of cooking oil on the surface, wrap it with plastic wrap, and then put it in the refrigerator for freezing.