Month: February 2022

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pig’s feet chopped up
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger thickly sliced
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 3 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, smashed
• White part of (4) scallions, cut into sections (optional)
• 2 dried chili peppers
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 star anise
• 1 stick cinnamon

Directions

1. Place pig’s feet and ginger slices in a large pot. Add water to cover pork feet. Bring water to boil, and boil for ~5 minutes. Discard water, and wash pork feet carefully. Boil twice if a lot of scum.
2. In 1 cup water, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and brown sugar. Stir. Pour into Instant Pot.
3. Add pig’s feet, ginger, scallion, (2) dried chili peppers, (2) bay leaves, (3) star anise, and (1) stick cinnamon
4. Pressure cook on high for 60 minutes.
5. Natural release for 30-60 minutes.

This recipe for Pork Trotter Vinegar uses both sweet vinegar and Chinese black vinegar to create a sweet-savory aromatic stew.

INGREDIENTS

• (2) Pork trotters, cut into smaller pieces
• A large ginger, sliced
• 1 bottle of Chinese black vinegar
• 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
• 2 slabs of Chinese slab sugar
• 3 tbsp of avocado oil
• 3 stalks of scallions

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large pot, cover the trotters with water and boil ~5 minutes. Scum will appear. Drain the water. Wash the trotters clean in clear water.
2. Set Instant Pot to saute, add the oil, toss in the ginger and stir fry until fragrant. Add in pork trotter and continue to stir fry until brown
3. Pour in sweet vinegar and black rice vinegar, slab sugar, and scallions
4. Pressure cook for 60 minutes, under “soup” setting
5. Natural release for 20 minutes
6. Add more sugar/vinegar to suit your taste