
Exclusive Pig Trotter Nutritious Soup
A rich, nourishing soup of fresh pig trotter, chestnuts, celery, and star anise slow-simmered in a clay pot, valued for its hearty, fortifying character.
Instructions
- 1

Wash the fresh pork shoulder repeatedly with clean water.
- 2

I repeatedly wash the chestnuts. These were bought at the market with the shells already cracked.
- 3

Cut the celery and scallions into larger pieces using a rolling knife cut.
- 4

Put a little bit of oil in the pan and stir-fry the chestnut shells until cooked. Then drain the oil and set aside.
- 5

Pour half of the water into the clay pot, add the chestnuts and star anise. Bring the water to a boil.
- 6

We use salt, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns. Marinate the small pieces of pork shoulder with light soy sauce and cornstarch slurry, and the meat will be very tender after a while.
- 7

The water in the pot. _Then put in this marinated pork shank and bring the water to a boil again, then turn to low heat and simmer slowly. Generally, it is best to simmer for more than an hour.
- 8

In the first 20 minutes of starting to cook, add the celery and sections of the green onion. At this time, you can turn the heat up a little.
- 9

Add the thinly sliced white radish ten minutes before taking it off the heat. Then add a little bit of salt.
- 10

The very nutritious soup is ready.
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Pork hock1 piece
- chestnut100g
- white radish1 piece
- celerya handful
- Green onion1/2 piece
- Ginger1/2 piece
Seasonings
- Sichuan pepper5 pieces
- Star anise2 pieces
- Salta pinch
- light soy sauce1/2 tsp
- Starch2 tsp