Pig Trotter Soup with Stretching Grass Herb
A therapeutic soup simmered with clubmoss (Shenjincao) and pork trotters, traditionally enjoyed to support recovery from tendon and bone injuries.
Ingredients
ginger slices
to taste
salt
to taste
chicken essence
to taste
stretching grass herb (washed)
pig trotters (dehaired, washed, and chopped into pieces)
Instructions
1
Ingredient Preparation
Wash the stretching grass herb. Dehair, wash, and chop the pig trotters into pieces.
2
Blanching
Bring water to a boil in a pot, add the pig trotters to blanch away surface blood stains, then remove and rinse.
3
Simmering
Add water to a clay pot, place all ingredients together with the ginger slices inside, simmer on low heat for 4 hours, then season with salt and chicken essence to taste.
