How to make spicy fried pig's trotters

Pig's trotters are a food that many people like to eat. Not only do they taste good, but they are also rich in collagen that can have a beauty-enhancing effect. There are many ways to cook pig's trotters, and spicy fried pig's trotters is a very common one. If you like to eat spicy fried pig's trotters, you can learn how to make it and we can cook it at home. So, how to make spicy fried pig’s trotters? Let’s take a look below.

Method 1

Preparation ingredients

1 pair of pig's trotters, 25 grams of celery, 8 chili peppers, 2 shallots, 1 piece of ginger, 5 cloves of garlic,

An appropriate amount of pepper, 10 wolfberries,

20g cooking oil, 3/2 tbsp chili oil, 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp pepper, 3 tsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tbsp sugar,

Production Process

1. Wash the pig's trotters, put them into boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes, then remove them.

2. Wash and pound the ginger.

3. Wash and chop the onion and garlic.

4. Wash and cut the chili pepper into sections.

5. Wash and cut the celery into sections.

6. Cut the pig's trotter into a cross shape, put it into the soup pot, and add water until it is completely covered.

7. Put ginger, wolfberry and salt into the soup pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 1 hour. When cooked, remove from the heat and cut into small pieces including the bones.

8. Heat oil in a pot, add celery, onion, chili pepper, ginger, garlic, and Sichuan peppercorns, stir-fry until fragrant. Pour in pig's trotters, stir-fry, add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, and pepper powder, and stir well.

Production Tips

Don’t put too much oil when stir-frying pig’s trotters, otherwise it will be too greasy.

Method 2

Preparation ingredients

Main ingredients: 750 grams of raw pig's trotter

Ingredients: Sichuan pepper, dried red pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, sesame, cooking wine, salt, MSG, rock sugar, aniseed, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc.

Production Process

The first step is to roast the raw pig's trotters over fire, remove the hair, cut them into pieces and fry them in oil until the skin is slightly charred.

The second step is to blanch the fried pig's trotters in hot water to remove the burnt smell.

The third step is to put the rock sugar into the pan and fry it until it turns caramel color, set aside.

The fourth step is to put the aniseed, bay leaves, cinnamon, onions, ginger and garlic into the pot and stir-fry together to bring out the aroma. Then add cooking wine and water, and put the blanched pig's trotters into the water and cook for about 1 hour. During this process, salt and MSG are added, and the prepared caramel color is continuously added to the water to color the pig's trotters.

Step 5. Take out the cooked pig's trotters and place them on a plate. Then stir-fry the Sichuan peppercorns and dried red chili peppers in a little oil until the peppers turn slightly yellow. Pour them on the pig's trotters and sprinkle some sesame seeds on them.

Production Tips

When cooking pig's trotters, adding a proper amount of vinegar can not only prompt the gelatin in the bones to decompose more calcium and phosphorus, improving the nutritional value, but also make the protein in the trotters easier for people to absorb.