Braised Pig’s Tail Recipe
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Braised Pig’s Tail Recipe
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Braised Pig’s Tail is sticky, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. The pork tails are cooked long in a rich and flavorful soup on the stove. This Chinese style pigtail’s recipe is so easy to make and one of my favorite Asian food
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds pig’s tail (cut into chunks)
- 1 inch ginger sliced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1/3 cup cooking wine (you can also use beer)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce I used 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce and 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 star anises
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Water as needed
Optional
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Rinse the pork tails, remove the hair, and cut them into smaller chunks.
- Add cold water and pig’s tail to a large saucepan or pot. (Make sure the pig tails are submerged.)
- Bring to boil and drain the water. It’ll take about 10 minutes. Rinse the pork tails to remove the foam and small particles.
- In a large pan over medium-heat, add oil, garlic, ginger and green onion. Stir fry for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add cooked pig tail chunks, star anises, sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine to the pan.
- Add water to make sure the liquid covers the pork tail completely.
- Bring to boil, and then lower the heat.
- Cover the lid and simmer for about 1 hour until the pork tail has become completely tender.
- Remove the lid. Turn the heat to high, cook until the sauce has thickened. If you have a lot of liquid in the pan, it may take a while. You can add cornstarch slurry (mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and water). This will thicken the sauce much faster and make it sticky.
- Season with more salt if needed and serve immediately.
Notes
- Dark sauce will make pork tail darker. I used the combination of 2 tablespoons of dark sauce and 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce.
- Add more salt only after the sauce has thickened, otherwise it can become too salty.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
318kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
1129mg
(47%)
Potassium
665mg
(19%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
30IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 318kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1129mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 665mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 30IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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