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Tied hooves

Tied hooves

A whole pork knuckle is boned, rolled and pressure-braised with aromatics, yielding a traditional sliced cold cut with firm, savory jelly.

Instructions

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    Prepare a pig's knuckle and clean it thoroughly.

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    Shave out the bone in the middle.

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    Score the surface with cross cuts.

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    Clean thoroughly, soak for one hour, and remove the blood.

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    Put cold water in a pot, add slices of ginger, green onions, and cooking wine, and blanch.

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    Cook for 10 minutes, skimming off the foam.

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    Remove and rinse thoroughly with warm water.

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    Transfer into the electric pressure cooker, add all the ingredients from the auxiliary ingredients and seasonings, along with the original broth used to cook the pork hocks.

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    Cover the pot with a lid and cook for 30 minutes.

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    Take out the pork knuckle, use a clean cloth to wrap it, and tie it tightly (you can also use plastic wrap).

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    Roll into a cylinder and place in the refrigerator to chill overnight.

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    Take out the refrigerated pork hock.

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    Open it.

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    Slice.

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    Plate it, and it's ready to eat.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • pork knuckle
    1 piece
  • Spice bag
    1 piece
  • Hawthorn
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Scallion
    to taste
  • Ginger
    to taste

Seasonings

  • cooking wine
    to taste
  • rock sugar
    to taste
  • Cinnamon
    to taste
  • Star anise
    to taste
  • Bay leaf
    to taste
  • dried chili
    to taste
  • Sweet bean sauce
    to taste
  • Salt
    to taste
  • dark soy sauce
    1/2 bowl