【Guangdong】Braised pork knuckles

Overview

Pig's feet are also called pig's trotters and pig's hands. Eating pig's trotters during the Chinese New Year means getting rich and hoping that the whole family will get rich. It is also a major dish during the Chinese New Year. It is also very popular when used to greet guests during the Chinese New Year. The pork knuckles are red in color, crispy and tender, which will definitely whet your appetite just by looking at them!

Tags

• hot dishes
• chinese banquet
• cooking wine
• lettuce
• light soy sauce
• old soy sauce
• onions
• pig trotter
• rock sugar
• spices
• ginger

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients and chop the pork trotters into pieces.

   

2. 2 After cutting the pig hands into pieces and washing them, boil them in a pot of clean water for 2 minutes to remove the blood, then remove them, rinse them and drain them.

   

3. 3 Slice the ginger, flatten the garlic, and cut the green onion into sections.

   

4. 4 Heat oil in a pot, add ginger, garlic, scallions, star anise, bay leaves, and licorice and stir-fry until fragrant. Add pork knuckles and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.

   

5. 5 Pour in water until the amount of water almost covers the pork knuckles (if you like meat with softer skin, you need to simmer it for a longer time and enough water)

   

6. 6 Pour in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, and rock sugar.

   

7. 7 Add green onions. After the fire boils, turn to medium-low heat and simmer for 40-60 minutes while maintaining a boiling point.

   

8. 8 When the pig's trotters are almost finished, put the lettuce into the pot and blanch it before placing it on the plate with the pig's knuckles.

   

9. 9 It will definitely whet your appetite just by looking at it!