How to make two-color almond pig's trotter soup

In life, everyone cannot do without the word "eating", which is the most basic need for our survival. In order to meet this demand, many people are looking for all kinds of delicious food everywhere, but they don’t realize that their health will be lost. But if you can cook some delicious food yourself, you will not only enjoy the meal but also eat healthily. So, let me introduce to you how to make two-color almond pig's trotter soup.

1. Prepare a pig's trotter.

2.1 Place the knife at a 45-degree angle on the pig's trotter, and use the blade to gently scrape off the grease on the trotter (Hui Xin's friendly tip 2: scrape off the grease on the surface of the pig's trotter to make the trotter whiter, which is the second key to ensure that the cooked pig's trotter soup is clear in color and has no fishy smell).

3.2 Use hair pliers to remove the fine hair remaining on the surface of the pig's trotter (Hui Xin's friendly tip: the fine hair remaining on the surface of the pig's trotter must be removed cleanly, which is one of the keys to ensure that the cooked pig's trotter soup is clear in color and has no fishy smell).

4.12 Look at the grease scraped off the back of the knife.

5.21 Use a knife to chop the pig's trotter into small pieces.

6.1Put enough cold water in the pot.

7.2 Use clean water to wash away impurities and blood stains on the surface of the pig's trotter.

8.12 Add the washed pig’s trotter pieces.

9.21 Pour in 1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar (Hui Xin’s intimate tip three: blanching pig’s trotters with white vinegar water can firstly remove the fishy smell of pig’s trotters, and secondly, promote the softening of pig’s trotters. At the same time, this is also the third key to ensure that the boiled pig’s trotter soup is clear and has no fishy smell. Note: do not use rice vinegar or aged vinegar. Rice vinegar and aged vinegar are dark in color. When they are put into the pot, they will quickly precipitate on the surface of the pig’s trotters, causing the trotters to change color).

10. Cook over high heat.

11. Cook until a lot of foam appears on the water surface.

12.1 Pour enough cold water into the casserole, and put in the processed pig’s trotter pieces (Hui Xin’s friendly tip 4: It is best to use a casserole to make soup, so that the soup will retain its original flavor, and the casserole has good heat preservation properties. In particular, if the pig’s trotter soup is cooked in a casserole with the lid open, it will help to dissipate the fishy smell of the pig’s trotters; if you use a pressure cooker or electric pressure cooker, the fishy smell of the pig’s trotters will be stewed in the pot, and the cooked soup will have a fishy smell).

13.2 Take out the pig's trotters and rinse off the foam on the surface with cold water.

14. Add a few slices of ginger (Hui Xin’s friendly tip 5: When making pig’s trotter soup, be sure to put more ginger and less green onions. The allyl sulfide contained in green onions is volatile. If it is soaked in water or boiled for too long, it will lose its effect and easily become sour, affecting the taste of the soup).

15. Peel the shell of Xinjiang almonds (large almonds), soak them in warm water, peel off the skin, and put them into the pot together with sweet almonds.

16. Do not cover the pot and cook over high heat (Hui Xin’s friendly tip 6: When making pig’s trotter soup, be sure to open the lid when cooking, because pig’s trotters have a strong fishy smell. When the lid is opened and the water boils, the fishy smell of the pig’s trotters will dissipate with the evaporation of the steam).

17. Bring the water to a boil and skim off the foam on the surface with a spoon.

18. Turn to medium-low heat and simmer for 20 minutes, then cover the pot and simmer for 30 minutes until the pig's trotters are cooked (Hui Xin's friendly tip 7: Cooking with the lid open for the first 20 minutes will dissipate the fishy smell of the pig's trotters; cooking with the lid covered for the last 30 minutes is because pig's trotters contain a lot of tendons, and water will evaporate quickly when the lid is opened, making it difficult to cook the trotters. Simmering with the lid covered is conducive to the maturity of the trotters).

19. Cook until the soup is thick and white and the pig’s trotters are cooked through.

20. Add appropriate amount of salt to the pot to enhance the flavor.

21. Sprinkle in a small amount of wolfberry.

22. Cover the pot.

23. Cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.

After reading the above introduction, you no longer have to envy others for being able to cook delicious food. You can also do it yourself and make the two-color almond pig's trotter soup according to the steps above.