Stewed Pork Knuckles with Lotus Root
Overview
Pig's trotters are rich in nutrients and delicious. It is not only a commonly used dish, but also a great nourishing food. According to analysis by nutrition experts, every 100 grams of pig's trotters contains 15.8 grams of protein, 26.3 grams of fat, and 1.7 grams of carbohydrates. Pig's trotters also contain vitamins A, B, C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. Especially after the protein in pig's trotters is hydrolyzed, the content of 11 kinds of amino acids such as cystine and arginine is comparable to that of bear's paw. With such a good thing, even people who don't like eating pork knuckles will be tempted. Lotus root has the effect of clearing away heat, cooling blood, and digesting food. When paired with pork knuckles, you don’t have to worry about eating too much pork knuckles and making it difficult to digest.
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Ingredients: Pork trotters, lotus root, soybeans, green onions, and ginger.
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Put the pig's trotters into a pot with cold water and add 5 grams of cooking wine. After the water boils, simmer for a while until the blood is drawn out, then take it out and rinse it with cold water.
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Cut the lotus root into hob pieces, wash the soybeans, slice the ginger, and cut the green onion into small pieces.
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Turn on the heat, add pig trotters to the pressure cooker, add water that covers the pig trotters, and add soybeans.
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Add hawthorn slices, ginger slices, green onion segments and aniseed.
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Add light soy sauce.
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Add 5 grams of cooking wine, cover the pot, wait until the steam comes on, and press for 15 minutes.
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After the pressure drops, open the lid.
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Turn the heat back on, add the lotus root cubes, and continue to simmer for 15 minutes. When the lotus root cubes are mature, add salt. After the juice is reduced, turn off the heat.
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Finished product.
