Braised pig trotters soup

Overview

Lotus seeds, licorice and winter melon all have the effect of clearing heat, removing dampness and removing internal heat. Making this pig's trotters soup in summer is also effective for heat sores on the body.

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• lunch
• dinner
• adzuki beans
• cooking wine
• ginger
• green onions
• licorice
• light soy sauce
• pig's trotters
• sesame oil
• spicy sauce
• star anise
• winter melon
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• lotus seeds

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Cut fresh pig's trotters into pieces and add cooking wine with water. Soak for half an hour and soak in the bleeding water

   

2. 2 Prepare all stew ingredients

   

3. 3 Cut all the ingredients

   

4. 4 Wash the blood-soaked pig's trotters repeatedly. Put half a pot of water into a casserole, bring to a boil over high heat, then remove the foam on the top

   

5. 5 Remove all the ingredients and toppings of the winter melon. Reduce heat to low and simmer slowly

   

6. 6 The softness and hardness of the pig's trotters depends on personal preference. Some people like to eat a slightly harder and chewy one, while others like to eat a softer one. Lift the pot, put in the winter melon cut into pieces for the first ten minutes. Do not stew the winter melon for too long. Ten minutes is enough. Add salt. You must taste this, otherwise it will be too salty. Keep it light.

   

7. 7 Adjust dipping water according to personal preference

   

8. 8 Take the pot and start eating, it is very nutritious and the best thing to do is to honor the elders.