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Soy Sauce Braised Pork Trotters

Connie Veneracion
Often discarded at the butcher’s in North America as being unfit for human consumption, pork trotters are a delicacy in Asia. Browned then slow cooked, Chinese soy sauce braised pork trotters are sticky, gelatinous and delicious.
Is it a main dish or an appetizer? Treat it as both. You can even enjoy it as a snack.
Chinese Soy Sauce Braised Pork Trotters
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs
Total Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3 kilograms pork trotters
  • ¼ teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
  • 2 pieces cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 1 half-inch piece cinnamon bark
  • 6 cloves garlic lightly pounded
  • 3 shallots cut into halves
  • 1 two-inch knob ginger
  • 3 to 4 bird’s eye chilies plus more to garnish
  • ¼ cup dark soy sauce
  • ¼ cup light soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • finely sliced scallions to garnish
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • Rinse, scrub and rinse the pork trotters. If there are visible hairs, burn them with a kitchen torch. Rub dry with a kitchen towel.
  • Lay the pork trotters in a single layer on a baking tray. Roast at 400F until browned and caramelized.
  • Dump the browned pork trotters into a large pot. Cover with water and start heating.
  • Meanwhile, in an oil-free pan, lightly toast the Szhechuan peppercorns, cloves, fennel seeds, star anise and cinnamon bark.
  • Dump the toasted spices into the pot with the pork trotters along with the garlic, shallots, ginger and chilies.
  • Pour in the soy sauces and stir in the sugar.
  • Bring everything to a gentle boil then lower the heat, cover the pot and simmer the pork trotters for two-and-a-half to three hours or until very tender (literally falling off the bones) and the sauce has reduced.
  • To serve, scoop out the pork trotters and move to a serving bowl. Strain the broth (it's optional) and pour over the trotters.
  • Garnish with scallions, chilies and hard-boiled eggs.
Keyword Offal, Pork
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