Pork Scallop Bone, also known as Slab Bone, is a piece of meaty bone in the upper part of a pig's front leg. In northern China, pork scallop bone is one of the classic ingredients for meat stew or soup.

2. The bone underneath the pork fan bone

The bone underneath the pork fan bone refers to the part that connects the pork fan bone to the pig's hoof, namely the kneecap.

The kneecap is an extremely special bone in the front leg of the pig, and is also an important ingredient in stewed pig's feet and boiled pig bone soup.

3, how to deal with the bone under the pork fan bone

In the cooking process, because the bone under the fan bone and fan bone joint is very strong, so usually need to go through a certain pre-treatment, in order to better cook out the bone marrow, meat and nutrients. Here's how it's done:

1. First, boil the pork scallop bones and hooves in a pot of cold water to remove the cloudy blood froth, then fish them out and pass them through cold water.

2. Pour the water into the pot, put the pork scallop bone into it, add the appropriate amount of onion, ginger and cooking wine and bring it to a boil, skim off the floating foam, then simmer it for 1 to 1.5 hours, so as to let the bone marrow and the nutrients be released gradually.

3. Wash the pig's trotters and kneecaps with water, add them to the stewed pork scallop soup, and simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours.

4. Next, you can add more water, salt and seasonings to cook according to your personal taste.

4, the nutritional value of the bones under the pork scallop

The bones under the pork scallop, in addition to containing protein, fat, minerals and other nutrients, is also rich in collagen and collagen, which can moisturize the skin, strengthen the muscles and bones, and is an important substance to improve the elasticity of the skin and prevent osteoporosis.

In addition, this part of the pig bone is also rich in essential amino acids, such as aspartic acid and lysine. These amino acids are important protein synthesis components in the human body and one of the essential nutrients to maintain normal human metabolism.