Crystal trotters, also known as crystal meat, is a traditional dish in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, and belongs to the Suzhou cuisine.
It is made from pig’s trotters and is carefully cooked to give it a crystal clear appearance, a delicious taste and rich in nutrients.
After the crystal dish hooves are dished, the meat is red and white, smooth and crystalline, and the marinade is transparent, just like crystal, so it has the reputation of “crystal”.
When eating, it has the characteristics of lean meat crispy, fatty meat is not greasy, crispy and tender, etc., accompanied by ginger shreds and Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar, it is a unique flavor.
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Ingredients:
- Pig’s trotters (or pig’s trotters)
- table salt
- Shao wine
- Green onion knots
- 3 slices of ginger
- A little pepper, star anise, and nitrate
- Appropriate amount of old marinade
Nutritive value:
Crystal trotters are rich in high-quality protein, fat, vitamins B1, B2, iron, calcium and other minerals, which have the effect of nourishing deficiency and nourishing blood, and are especially suitable for winter consumption.
Cooking Preparation:
- Scrape and wash the trotters, split them from the middle, remove the bones, boil them in a pot of boiling water, and rinse them with warm water. Wash the green onion and ginger, cut the green onion into sections, and slice the ginger.
- Put the pig’s trotters (or pig’s trotters) into the pot, add water and salt, and it is advisable to cover the pig’s trotters (or pig’s trotters), boil them over a strong fire, and skim off the foam. Sichuan pepper and star anise are wrapped in gauze into a package, green onion and ginger slices are also wrapped into a package, put them in a pot, add rice wine (or cooking wine), continue to boil over a strong fire, skim off the foam. Cover with a bamboo grate, press the hooves with a clean weight (to keep the cooked hooves intact) and simmer over low heat for about 3 hours.
- When the hoof meat is cooked, put the hoof meat skin down neatly in the container, if there are two pieces of pig skin, that is, a piece of skin up and down, put the lean pork in the middle, place it, compact it with a clean weight for 30 minutes, set it, and then pour in the marinade, and cool it down.
Palate and flavor:
Crystal hoof is famous for its red flesh and white skin, transparent marinated jelly, like crystal, crispy hoof meat, salty and fragrant taste, fat but not greasy.
Suitable for:
Crystal trotters can be eaten by the general population, especially when the body is weak and tired, and the internal heat and thirst are eaten.
Eating scene:
Crystal trotters are suitable for cold cuts at the table in spring and summer, as well as in traditional feasts, especially in winter as a nourishing food.