Cold dish pork knuckles is a home-style dish with simple preparation, the main ingredients are fresh pork knuckle meat and some seasoning vegetables, the preparation is simple, the taste is very good, and the pork knuckles are rich in collagen, which is very good for the skin when eaten regularly. There are many ways to make pork knuckles, and different methods can make special flavors.

Ingredients

Main material: 1 pork knuckle

Accessories: mixed oil, diced red chili peppers, scallions, sauce, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, one package of spice bag, salt, soy sauce.

① Clean the raw pork knuckles and cut a deep incision at the front toe. Then cut a deep incision on the ‘abdomen’ of the pork knuckle. Cut another incision along the length of the pork knuckle to facilitate flavor penetration.

② Pour enough water into the pot, add crushed ginger, add a little salt, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook for 40 minutes. After the pork knuckles are cooked, let them cool and soak them in clean water repeatedly to remove the greasiness. Cut the soaked pork knuckles into large pieces with a knife.

③ Wash the red chili peppers and cut them into rings, mince the garlic. Put the chopped pork knuckles, minced garlic, and red chili pepper rings into a clean small bowl, sprinkle with coriander segments.

⑤ Take a clean small bowl, pour in one tablespoon of sugar, one tablespoon of soy sauce, sprinkle with a little salt, add 1/2 tablespoon of aged vinegar, sprinkle a little Sichuan pepper powder, and add an appropriate amount of cooking wine according to your preference.

⑤ Pour the prepared sauce into a small bowl containing the pork knuckles, add one tablespoon of chili oil, and mix well.

Tip

1. Pay attention to safety when cutting raw pork knuckles.

2. After the pork knuckle is cooked, let it cool and soak it in clean water to remove the greasiness.

3. The pork knuckle contains a high amount of cholesterol, so the elderly with weakened gastrointestinal digestion function should not eat it in excess at one time; people with liver and gallbladder diseases, arteriosclerosis, and hypertension should eat less or not at all.