Soybean and Chestnut Pig Trotter Stew
A nourishing soup simmered with pig's trotters, soybeans, chestnuts, and a blend of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs.
Ingredients
Soybeans (soaked in water for 2 hours)
30g
Pig trotters (cut into large pieces and blanched)
500g
Ginger (sliced)
1 piece
Water
2500ml
Rice wine
3 tbsp
Chinese yam (Huai Shan)
3g
Goji berries
1 tbsp
Dried tangerine peel
3g
Chestnuts
70g
Salt
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Soak the soybeans in water for 2 hours; cut the pig trotters into large pieces and blanch them; slice the ginger.
2
Step 2
In a stockpot, combine the water, rice wine, sliced ginger, Chinese yam, goji berries, dried tangerine peel, and pig trotters. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover and simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
3
Step 3
Add the soybeans and chestnuts and continue to simmer on low heat for 1 hour. Season with salt before serving.