Aromatic Prosperity Pork Trotters
Braise pork trotters until tender, cut into pieces, and serve with salted peanuts, drizzled with a complex sauce made from sesame paste, chili oil, and seasonings.
Ingredients
pork trotter tips (char the skin, soak in hot water, blanch, braise until tender, cut)
to taste
salted peanuts (base layer)
to taste
sesame paste
to taste
peanut sauce (original text reads "flower-rice sauce", inferred as peanut sauce)
to taste
chili oil
to taste
Maggi seasoning
to taste
light soy sauce
to taste
dark soy sauce
to taste
salt
to taste
chicken essence
to taste
MSG
to taste
sugar
to taste
vinegar
to taste
braising stock (for braising pork trotters)
1 bucket
chopped dried chili
to taste
cold stock
to taste
chopped scallions
to taste
Sichuan peppercorns
to taste
oil
to taste
ginger
to taste
minced garlic
to taste
Instructions
1
Preparing the Pork Trotters
Char the skin of the pork trotters over an open flame, soak in hot water for several minutes, then wash thoroughly. Blanch in boiling water to remove blood, then braise in the braising stock until tender. Remove, let cool, and cut into pieces. Spread the cooked peanuts as a base layer on a plate and arrange the chopped pork trotters on top.
2
Preparing the Sauce
In a mixing bowl, combine ginger, minced garlic, chopped dried chili, sesame paste, peanut sauce, salt, chicken essence, MSG, Maggi seasoning, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and cold stock. Mix well until evenly blended.
3
Finishing the Dish
Stir chili oil and Sichuan peppercorn oil into the prepared sauce until fully combined. Pour the sauce evenly over the pork trotters, sprinkle with chopped scallions, and serve.
