How to make ginger pork knuckle? Don't forget these cooking tips

The nutritional value of pig's trotters is well known. Making them into sand ginger pig's trotters will be particularly delicious. The method is also very simple and can be done in more than half an hour. However, during the production process, you must pay attention to choosing the front feet of the pig's trotters, so that the cuticle will be thicker and the taste will be better.

1. How to cook ginger pork knuckle

1. Prepare all the ingredients, clean the pig's trotters and chop them into large pieces.

2. Put the pig's trotter in cold water, add ginger and cooking wine and cook for 10 minutes to boil out the blood.

3. Rinse the pig's trotters with cold water, cut the ginger, green onions and garlic into small pieces

4. Put the pig's trotter into the electric pressure cooker

5. Add ginger, onion, garlic, and water to one-third of the pig's trotter. Finally, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine. Turn on the electric pressure cooker and press the timer for 12 minutes.

6. Chop the ginger into puree when cooking the pig's trotter.

7. Bring a tablespoon of oil to a boil in another pot and slowly pour it into the ginger bowl. Add appropriate amounts of oyster sauce, salt, soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar and mix well.

8. Take out the cooked pig's trotters, drain the water and place them on a plate. Pour the ginger juice evenly on the pig's trotters.

2. Cooking skills

1. For pig's trotters, choose the front hoof, because the front hoof has more tendons, thicker gelatin, and better taste;

2. The cooking time of the pig's trotter should be determined according to the taste you like. If you like it to be soft and mushy, stew it for a longer time. If you like it to be chewy, add less water and the cooking time does not need to be too long.

3. Pour the hot oil into the galangal and bring it to a boil until smoking, then slowly add it to the galangal bowl in portions.

3. Nutritional value of pig's trotters

Pig's trotters and pigskin contain a lot of collagen protein, which can be converted into gelatin during the cooking process. Gelatin has a network space structure, which can bind a lot of water, enhance cell physiological metabolism, effectively improve the body's physiological functions and the water storage function of skin tissue cells, moisturize the cells, keep them moist, prevent premature wrinkles on the skin, and delay the aging process of the skin. Pig's trotters have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on patients with frequent limb fatigue, leg cramps, numbness, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic shock and ischemic brain disease. It is also suitable for the elderly after major surgery or during recovery from a serious illness. It helps the growth and development of adolescents and slows down the rate of osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly women. Traditional medicine believes that pig's trotters have the function of strengthening the waist and knees and promoting lactation. They can be used to treat weak waist and knees caused by kidney deficiency and lack of milk in postpartum women.