Thursday, November 6, 2008

Zhu Jiao Chu (Black Vinegar Pork Knuckle)



















Ingredients:

1 or 2 (500-1000 g) pork knuckles
3 cups water
3 tbsp black rice vinegar

4 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 bulb garlic, crushed or chopped
350 g (3 x 3 inches thumbs) fresh ginger, crushed or sliced to thin strips
2 dried chili
5 - 6 cups water (it will be evaporated for simmering the pork knuckles till tender)
2 cups black rice vinegar
3 tbsp light soy sauce
2 hard boiled eggs, gently broke the shell (shell-on for extra calcium; add more if desired)
2 dried chinese mushroom, soaked
1/2 - 1 cup sugar (brown sugar/rock sugar/sugar) or to taste
1 tsp salt or to taste

Method:

Clean pork knuckles by plucking-off hair and scraping the surface of rind to remove dirt.

In a pot, boil 3 cups of water with 3 tbsp vinegar.

Add-in pork knuckle to scald for 1o minutes.

Drain well and again, clean the pork knuckles by plucking-off any leftover hair and scrape the rind; cut to 4 pieces; set-aside.

Heat oil in a deep wok or pot, fry ginger and garlic till fragrant and start to golden brown (about 2 minutes).

Add-in the remaining ingredients and lastly pork knuckle, bring to boil covered/uncovered for 30 minutes

Reduce heat and let to simmer covered/uncovered for at least 2 hours or till the pork knuckle is soften and tender (stir occasionally).

Finally, adjust taste accordingly with sugar and salt .

Remove from heat and serve hot with rice.

5 comments:

Jen said...

After some searching, I managed to find a good recipe for this. Thank you so much and keep up the fantastic work.

Ai Lien ^-^ Cook for Happiness said...

You are most welcome Jen. This recipe is my boyfriend's favorite ^^

Ted said...

I read vinegar recipes should only be cooked in a clay pot, that vinegar and metal react badly. Is this true?

Ai Lien ^-^ Cook for Happiness said...

Hi Ted,

You are right... it is better to be cooked in a clay pot. Same to all sour cooking like tom yam, assam & etc... not to keep in plot after cooking or use non-stick pot is fine

Anonymous said...

Instead of using pork knuckle, what other parts of pork can I use? I find pork knuckle too fatty.