Peanut Pork Trotter Noodles
A Chinese recipe for Peanut Pig Trotter Noodles featuring pig trotters, peanuts, noodles, bottle gourd, and ginger.
Ingredients
pork trotters
to taste
peanuts
to taste
noodles
to taste
bottle gourd
to taste
ginger
to taste
dried chili peppers
to taste
star anise
to taste
cinnamon bark
to taste
bay leaves
to taste
black cardamom
to taste
Sichuan peppercorns
to taste
rock sugar
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Soak the peanuts in advance.
2
Step 2
Clean the pork trotters and chop into pieces. Blanch in cold water for 5 minutes, then rinse off the foam with warm water.
3
Step 3
Prepare Sichuan peppercorns, ginger, dried chili peppers, star anise, cinnamon bark, bay leaves, and black cardamom.
4
Step 4
Heat oil and rock sugar in a pan over low heat to caramelize. Add the pork trotters and stir-fry. Pour in cooking wine, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce to color.
5
Step 5
Add the spices and enough water to simmer for one hour, then season with salt and simmer for another half hour.
6
Step 6
The meat is tender and the broth is rich and fragrant.
7
Step 7
Peel the bottle gourd and shred it.
8
Step 8
In another pot, bring water to a boil and cook the noodles.
9
Step 9
Add the shredded gourd and cook until done.
10
Step 10
Serve the noodles and shredded gourd.
11
Step 11
Ladle the peanut pork trotter and broth on top.
