5 from 12 votes
Easy Pork Feet Recipe
This recipe for pork feet uses simmering with aromatics like ginger, green onion, garlic, and spices including star anise to develop a flavorful, tender braised meat dish. The pork feet are first blanched in cold water to remove odors, then cooked low and slow until soft. The sauce includes soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar, yielding a rich, savory-sweet glaze that thickens over the final cooking stage.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
4
Calories:
308 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds pig's feet
- 1 inch ginger sliced
- 1 green onion chopped
- 3 garlic minced, cloves
- 1/2 onion sliced
- 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
- 1-2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 star anise
- 1-2 teaspoons salt
- water as needed
Instructions
- Remove the hair and cut them into smaller chunks. Rinse them thoroughly before cooking.
- Add cold water and pig feet to a large saucepan or pot. (Make sure the pig feet are submerged with water.)
- Add ginger and green onion. Bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes, and drain the water.
- In a wok or skillet over medium heat, add oil, garlic, and onion. Stir fry for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add pig feet chunks, star anises, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar to the skillet.
- Then add water to make sure the liquid covers the pork feet completely.
- Bring to boil, and then lower the heat. Cover the lid and simmer for 50 minutes to 1 hour until pork feet have become completely tender.
- Remove the lid. If the sauce is not thick enough, turn the heat to medium-high, stir-fry until the sauce has thickened.
- Taste test and add salt to your taste. Serve and enjoy immediately.
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Notes
- Start by boiling pig's feet in cold water for 5 minutes to remove odors before braising.
- Pressure cooking for 30 minutes can shorten cooking time and results in more tender meat.
- Slow cookers are an alternative: high for 3 hours or low for 5-6 hours to soften the skin and meat.
Nutrition Information
Calories
308kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
1420mg
(59%)
Potassium
685mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
30IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1420mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 685mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 30IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.