How to make sugar-roasted pork elbow

Whenever you go out, do you always fail to resist the temptation of street food? In order to satisfy your momentary craving, you will definitely rush forward without hesitation. It's okay to eat less street food, but eating too much will harm your health. For the sake of health, it is best to eat at home. After reading this, are you moved? Then follow me and learn how to make the dish of sugar-braised pork elbow.

1.121 Turn on the gas stove to medium-low heat, hold the handle of the iron fork in your hand, move the pork elbow to the fire and roast it over an open flame

2.212 Use a fork to pierce the red meat center of the pork front shoulder

3.1212 Roast until the skin of the elbow is burnt and brown with black color, and numerous small bubbles appear.

4.2121 While roasting the pork elbow, boil water on another stove

5.1 Take out the elbow and place it on the chopping board. Hold the knife in your right hand so that the blade is at a 45-degree angle to the surface of the elbow. Use the blade to gently scrape off the black paste on the elbow surface.

6.2 Put the roasted pork elbow into boiling water immediately and soak it for 20 minutes until the skin softens.

7.1 Tie the clean elbows tightly with cotton ropes in a grid shape

8.2 Rinse the elbow with clean water

9. Put some cold water in the pressure cooker, add ginger and green onions

10. Add 1 spoon of homemade pepper water

11.1 Cover the pot, turn on the power and press the "Meat" button to keep the pressure for 10 minutes to start cooking, cook until the elbow is 70% cooked

12.2 Put the tied pork elbow in, and make sure the water level is above the elbow surface

13.1 Use a brush to lightly dip in the honey water

14.2 Put 100 grams of warm water in a small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of honey to make honey water

15. Stop the electric pressure cooker, take out the elbow and remove the cotton thread. Use a brush to evenly apply a layer of honey water on the surface of the elbow while it is still hot, and let it dry in the sun for 10 minutes until the honey water is dry.

16. Put enough cooking oil in the pot and heat it up to 70%

17. Put the pork elbow coated with honey water into the pot, cover the pot immediately and fry it.

18. When the bottom surface turns red, open the lid with one hand and use a spatula with the other hand to turn the elbow over.

19.1 Put the fried pork elbow into the soup pot immediately and soak it until the skin softens.

20.2 Turn off the heat until the elbow turns red

21. Put the soaked pork elbow in a large bowl

22. Soak lotus seeds in warm water until soft and remove the lotus core. Boil red dates in hot water until soft and remove the pits. Stuff lotus seeds into red dates.

23. Place red dates and lotus seeds in a bowl

24. Add star anise and peppercorns

25. Add green onion segments

26. Add 10 grams of rock sugar

27. Add appropriate amount of salt

28. Put the bowl into the steamer, cover the pot, and steam over high heat for 1 hour until the elbow is soft.

29. Put half a bowl of cold water in the pot and add 10 grams of rock sugar

30. Cook over high heat

31. Cook until the rock sugar is dissolved, stir the soup with a spatula and continue cooking.

32. As the temperature rises and the water evaporates, a lot of foam will appear in the pot.

33. Continue cooking and the foam will gradually decrease.

34. Continue cooking, the foam will gradually turn brown as it decreases.

35. When the foam in the pot turns brown, immediately pour a small amount of hot water into the pot.

36. Stir with a spatula until the soup melts. The cooked soup is the sugar color.

37. Take out the steamed pork elbow and place it on a plate, with red dates placed around the pork elbow.

38. Use a brush to dip the cooked soup and brush it evenly on the surface of the elbow.

39. Sprinkle coriander on top for garnish

Eating out every day not only wastes money and time, but also "wastes" your health. So after mastering the method of making sugar-braised pork elbow, if you can do it on your own, you will be able to live a healthier life.