The most important thing for braised pig trotters is the brine. The older the brine is, the more delicious it is.

It is more complicated to prepare the brine yourself. The easiest way is to buy braised vegetables when you go to the vegetable market. When the time comes, ask someone to prepare some for you

If you want to make it yourself, you can try several methods

1. Ingredients: Sichuan pepper, star anise, cloves, grass fruits, and licorice , cinnamon ***3/4 cup.

Method: Put the brine ingredients and sand ginger powder into a cloth bag. Add eight cups of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for about one and a half to two hours.

2. Ingredients: star anise (two grains), cumin, pepper (two teaspoons each), licorice (six pieces), cinnamon (one piece), grass fruit (one), tangerine peel (1/4 )

Method: Put the brine material in a cloth bag, add 12 cups of water and boil for 30 minutes, take it out.

3. Ingredients: Pork, pork bones, add tempeh, cinnamon, tangerine peel, licorice, cumin, star anise, Luo Han Guo

Method: Add water and simmer for one hour.

4. Ingredients: 50 grams each of soy sauce essence, star anise, cinnamon, and grass fruit, 25 grams each of ginger, pepper, and cloves, 50 grams of licorice, and 500 grams of boiling water.

Method: First put soy sauce, cooking wine, rock sugar, refined salt, and MSG in a clay pot over slow fire, and cook for about 1 hour. Spices and medicinal packages must be soaked in basins regularly. After the brine is made, it is best to use it every other day.

Put the pig's trotters in a pressure cooker for 15-20 minutes, then add them to the brine and cook them until they are completely flavorful