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How to Make Lao Ma Ti Hua

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Braised pig trotters are rich in nutrition, with a delicate texture that melts off the bone. Paired with a spicy and sour sauce, they are absolutely delicious!

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Pig trotters (preferably front trotters: more meat, more tendons, fewer bones)
  • Green onion
  • Ginger
  • Cooking wine
  • Light soy sauce
  • Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica)
  • Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis, optional)
  • Chicken bouillon
  • Salt
  • Garlic
  • Millet peppers
  • White pepper powder
  • Light soy sauce
  • Chinese black vinegar
  • Sichuan peppercorn oil
  • Chili oil (optional)
  • White kidney beans (kidney beans can be substituted with kelp)

Quantities

  • Pig trotters: 3 pieces
  • White kidney beans: 200g
  • Dang Gui: 2g
  • White pepper powder: 5g
  • Ginger slices: 30g
  • Dang Gui: 2g
  • Minced garlic: 8g
  • Chicken bouillon: 2g
  • Light soy sauce: 25g
  • Chopped green onion: 10g

Instructions

Preparation Steps

  • Soak 200g of white kidney beans in water overnight in advance.
  • Prepare the front pig trotlets. Ask the butcher to split them in half. Use a blowtorch to remove any remaining hair follicles, then wash them thoroughly.
  • Place the trotters in a pot of cold water with green onion segments, ginger slices, and cooking wine. Blanch for 10 minutes, skim off the foam, remove, and wash clean.
  • Put the trotters, Dang Gui, Bai Zhi, white pepper powder, and ginger slices into a pressure cooker. Once it reaches pressure, cook for 30 minutes. Add the white kidney beans and cook for another 10 minutes. If the broth turns milky white, you've done it right (if you need to add water during the process, only use hot water).

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  • Open the lid and season with salt, chicken bouillon, and chopped green onion.
  • Prepare the soul sauce: Mix green onion, garlic, millet peppers, white pepper powder, light soy sauce, Chinese black vinegar, chili oil, Sichuan peppercorn oil, and some of the trotter broth. result2
  • Pour the soul sauce over the trotters.

Additional Notes

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