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Soy-Braised Pork Trotters with Star Anise
Gelatin-rich pork trotters slowly braised with soy and warm spices.
- Prep
- 30 mins
- Cook
- 180 mins
- Serves
- 6
Gelatin-rich pork trotters slowly braised with soy and warm spices. Balanced for a dependable home-cooked result, with clear timing and serving guidance.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg pork trotters, cleaned
- 100 ml light soy sauce
- 40 ml dark soy sauce
- 80 ml Shaoxing wine
- 50 g rock sugar
- 4 slices ginger
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 litre water
Method
- Blanch trotters for 10 minutes, rinse and clean thoroughly.
- Caramelise rock sugar with a splash of oil in a heavy pot.
- Add ginger, garlic and spices, then the trotters.
- Pour in soy sauces, wine and water; bring to a simmer.
- Cover and braise gently until very tender and the sauce is glossy.
