Main Ingredients:
Pork Trotters: Appropriate amount.
Auxiliary Materials:
Bay Leaves: 2 pieces; Ginger: 3 slices; Garlic: 2 cloves; Star Anise: 5 small pieces; Rock Sugar: 12 pieces; Light Soy Sauce: Appropriate amount; Dark Soy Sauce: Appropriate amount; Beer: 1 bottle; Salt: 2 teaspoons; Chicken Essence: Appropriate amount.
Flavor: Garlic; Cooking Method: Braising; Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Advanced.
【Braised Pork Trotters】Detailed Cooking Steps
Appropriate amount of pork trotters.
Boil water and pour in the pork trotters.
After the water boils again, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine and continue to cook for five minutes.
Pour out and wash away the foam, drain the water, and cut the large pork trotters into appropriate sizes.
Light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, bay leaves, ginger slices, garlic cloves, star anise, and 12 pieces of rock sugar.
Add a small amount of oil, heat it up, and add the rock sugar.
Keep stirring the spatula, the rock sugar will become smaller and begin to melt.
When the temperature rises, the rock sugar will turn into caramel and turn red. Turn off the heat immediately to prevent overcooking, which will make it bitter.
Add the pork trotters and stir-fry them to evenly coat them with the caramel.
Then add the bay leaves, ginger slices, garlic cloves, and star anise to continue stir-frying to release the aroma.
Add a small amount of light soy sauce.
Add a small amount of dark soy sauce.
Add a bottle of beer.
Add an appropriate amount of water and two teaspoons of salt.
After boiling over high heat, pour it into a rice cooker and cook over medium heat for forty minutes.
Cook until all the water is gone, add a small amount of chicken essence, and stir-fry evenly with a spatula. The dish is ready to serve.
