Huadiao Wine Braised Pork Trotters
花雕酒焖猪手
Pork trotters simmer with Huadiao wine, soy sauce and whole spices until coated in a concentrated braising sauce.
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Ingredients
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- pork trotters
- scallions
- ginger
- cooking wine
- cooking oil
- salt
- star anise
- cassia bark
- bay leaves
- dried chiles
- rock sugar
- seasoned light soy sauce
- dark soy sauce
- pepper
- Huadiao wine
- water
- oyster sauce
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Blanch the trotters from cold water with scallions, ginger and cooking wine.
- 02
Stir-fry the trotters in hot oil and add salt, star anise, cassia bark, bay leaves, dried chiles and rock sugar.
- 03
Add seasoned light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and pepper. Pour in Huadiao wine and water to cover the trotters.
- 04
Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes. Remove the whole spices, add oyster sauce and reduce the sauce over high heat.
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Huadiao Wine Braised Pork Trotters
Pork trotters simmer with Huadiao wine, soy sauce and whole spices until coated in a concentrated braising sauce.
Ingredients
- pork trotters
- scallions
- ginger
- cooking wine
- cooking oil
- salt
- star anise
- cassia bark
- bay leaves
- dried chiles
- rock sugar
- seasoned light soy sauce
- dark soy sauce
- pepper
- Huadiao wine
- water
- oyster sauce
Method
- 01
Blanch the trotters from cold water with scallions, ginger and cooking wine.
- 02
Stir-fry the trotters in hot oil and add salt, star anise, cassia bark, bay leaves, dried chiles and rock sugar.
- 03
Add seasoned light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and pepper. Pour in Huadiao wine and water to cover the trotters.
- 04
Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes. Remove the whole spices, add oyster sauce and reduce the sauce over high heat.
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