Desert Boat Treading Greenery
The camel paw is singed to remove hair, soaked, and steamed until the bones can be removed. It is brushed with caramel coloring and fried until golden, then simmered in clear broth until richly flavored.
Ingredients
camel paw (washed, hair singed off then soaked in boiling water for 20 minutes, stains scraped away, rinsed repeatedly until camel paw is white)
1
old hen
to taste
fatty and lean pork
to taste
cooked ham
to taste
fine salt
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
caramel color
to taste
white sugar
to taste
clear broth
to taste
scallion
to taste
ginger
to taste
salad oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash the camel paw, singe off the hair, then soak in boiling water for 20 minutes. Scrape away all stains and rinse repeatedly until the camel paw is white.
2
Step 2
Add water and cooking wine to a pot along with the camel paw and simmer repeatedly. Remove any tough skin from the center of the paw. Transfer to another pot, add clear broth, old hen, fatty and lean pork, cooked ham, cooking wine, scallion, and ginger, then steam until the bones come away cleanly.
3
Step 3
Coat the camel paw with caramel color and deep-fry in oil until golden brown. Add clear broth, fine salt, and white sugar, then braise until well seasoned.
