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Braised Pig’s Tail Recipe
5 from 9 votes

Braised Pig’s Tail Recipe

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

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 318 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds pig's tail (cut into chunks)
  • 1 inch ginger sliced
  • 3 garlic minced, cloves
  • 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 anise
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • water as needed
Optional
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

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  1. Rinse the pork tails, remove the hair, and cut them into smaller chunks.
  2. Add cold water and pig’s tail to a large saucepan or pot. (Make sure the pig tails are submerged.)
  3. Bring to boil and drain the water. It’ll take about 10 minutes. Rinse the pork tails to remove the foam and small particles.
  4. In a large pan over medium-heat, add oil, garlic, ginger and green onion. Stir fry for about 1 minute until fragrant.
  5. Add cooked pig tail chunks, star anises, sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine to the pan.
  6. Add water to make sure the liquid covers the pork tail completely.
  7. Bring to boil, and then lower the heat.
  8. Cover the lid and simmer for about 1 hour until the pork tail has become completely tender.
  9. 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.
  10. 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

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 318

% 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.