How to make pig's trotter jelly

If you want to make this dish well, you need to prepare the vegetables and necessary things before cooking. Below we will introduce to you the method of making pig's trotter jelly. You must try it after reading it.

1.121 Place the pig's trotter vertically on the chopping board and cut the trotter between the toes.

2.212 Soak the pig's trotter in clean water for at least 2 hours, changing the water once in the middle, pluck out the remaining pig hair with tweezers (now pig's trotters are very clean and have very little hair), and then use a single blade to scrape the entire surface of the skin, so that the pig's trotter is clean.

3. Just keep cutting from the top, there is a bone connected at the bottom, just chop it open with a knife

4. Put the pig's trotter into the pot and add water to cover the pig's trotter. Cook for 2 minutes after the water boils. Then take it out and wash off the floating foam.

5.1 Add star anise, pepper, bay leaves and a little cooking wine, and put less or no salt, because you will need to dip it in the sauce when eating. Then add clean water to cover the pig's trotter.

6.2 Put the washed pig's trotters into the pressure cooker, add ginger and green onions

7. I use an electric pressure cooker. First, boil the pig's trotters and water in the pot and then put them into the pressure cooker. This way it will be ready quickly. If you are not in a hurry, you can put it directly into the pressure cooker like cold water. If you are using an ordinary pressure cooker, cook it over high heat until the steam comes out, then simmer for another 25 minutes on low heat. If you use an ordinary pot, just cook the pig's trotter until it is cooked through. After the pressure cooker is cooked, let it release pressure automatically, open it, and take out the pig's trotter when it is not hot.

8. Take out all the seasonings from the soup.

9. You can skim off the oil from the soup pot after it cools down, or you can leave it alone and wait until the pig's trotter jelly solidifies. When eating, you can scrape off the grease floating on the jelly with a spoon.

10. Remove all the bones from the pig's trotter, and then cut the skin and meat into small pieces.

11. Put the skin and meat cut into small pieces into a container and lay it flat

12. Pour the broth from cooking the pig’s trotter into the box until it covers the meat.

13. Refrigerate until solidified, then turn the pig's trotter upside down and cut it into thin slices or small pieces. Dip it in the sauce when eating.

14. Make the dipping sauce: add a little salt to the garlic and mash it into garlic paste. Put it in a small bowl and add a spoonful of warm water to make a sauce. Then add soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil and sesame oil and mix well.

The method of making the delicious pig’s trotter jelly that the editor introduces today is actually not difficult. As long as you try it carefully, you can achieve the effect you want and eat delicious food!