5 from 8 votes
Pickled Chicken Feet
Pickled Chicken Feet - Pao Jiao Chicken Feet
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
2 d 30 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
306 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken feet
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 thumb ginger
- 2 tbsp. rock sugar
- 2 star anise , optional
- 600 ml water
- 3 tsp. salt
- celery , cut into section
- carrot cut into small strips
- red onion , cut into pieces
Instructions
Cook the chicken feet
- Wash the chicken feet cleanly, remove the claws, and chop them in half or in smaller pieces so the flavors can be absorbed quickly.
- Put the chicken feet into cold water, add some ginger and spring onion which can help to remove the raw taste of chicken feet, and blanch for about 10 to 15 minutes. Do not cook too long, otherwise, the chicken feet will become quite soft and the skin can be spoiled.
- Take the chicken feet out, and wash them in the running water for a few minutes so as to get rid of the grease on the surface of the chicken feet. Then transfer the chicken feet into iced water. This will make the skin chewier and elastic.
Cup of Yum
Prepare the liquid
- Put the pickled chili pepper, the water of pickled chilies, ginger, garlic, salt, rock candy, Sichuan peppers, and star anise into a bowl. Stir all the ingredients to make all the flavors integrated. Taste the sauce you have made. It should be a little bit over-salty. Then let the liquid cool down aside.
Assemble
- Prepare a jar and put the cooled chicken feet, chopped onion, and celery stick into the jar, and then add the above sauce into the jar. Make sure that all the chicken feet are immersed in the sauce. Seal the jar and keep it in cold storage for two days. Then your homemade pickled chicken feet are done!
- You can also make this in a large bowl and cover with plastic wrapper.
Notes
- If you are not used to take the chicken feet as food, you can replace chicken feet with chicken wings. And the above recipe also works.
- If the water of pickled rod chillies is not sour enough, you can choose to add some rice vinegar.
- If you prefer a super spicy flavor, you can chop the pickled rod chillis into small pieces at first.
- Stir the pickled chicken feet in the jar once in a while so as to blend the flavors.
Nutrition Information
Calories
306kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
105mg
(35%)
Sodium
1525mg
(64%)
Potassium
65mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
127IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
127mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 306
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 306kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 105mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 1525mg | 64% |
| Potassium | 65mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 127IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 127mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.