Pork Trotter in Black Vinegar and Ginger
Pork Trotter in Black Vinegar and Ginger

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The main ingredients for a nice pot of this dish are just the pork trotters, ginger and the sweet sour vinegar. It's full of ginger aroma and the pig's trotters are so moist, tender and succulent, after the slow simmering in the aromatic yet pungent sweet and sour black vinegar. Great recipe for Pork Trotter in Black Vinegar and Ginger.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have pork trotter in black vinegar and ginger using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pork Trotter in Black Vinegar and Ginger:
  1. Prepare 400 g pork trotter or knuckle
  2. Prepare 500 ml black vinegar
  3. Take 200 g Bentong Ginger / old ginger
  4. Take 600 ml water
  5. Get 2 tbsp sesame oil
  6. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  7. Take 1 tbsp palm sugar / brown sugar
  8. Get Some dried chillies optional

I first came across this dish in Hong Kong when we dined in one of the buffet indoor grill restaurants I usually visit when I used to work there. Dish out and place ginger into a claypot. Pour in black and sweet vinegar, water and garlic. Turn off the heat, cover the pot and leave the sauce aside overnight.

Instructions to make Pork Trotter in Black Vinegar and Ginger:
  1. Chop pork knuckle into small pieces with bones attached. Wash clean with water and remove hair. Simmer the meat in hot water with ginger and green onions for 30 minutes. Remove and set aside.
  2. Heat up wok with sesame oil. Add in old ginger or Bentong Ginger and stir fry till fragrance. The ginger is best cut into thick slices or just smashed it in large chunks. Add in some salt. Pour the ginger into a clay pot or any pot for slow cook purpose.
  3. Add 250ml black vinegar and 300ml water into the pot with the fried ginger and simmer it for 30 minutes.
  4. Add in another round of 250ml black vinegar and 300ml water and simmer for another 30 minutes. You can add a few pieces dried chillies if you prefer more spiciness.
  5. Add in the pork and simmer in slow cook mode for 1 hour until meat is soft. Add in sugar and slow cook for another 10 minutes till sugar dissolves. Adjust sugar to taste if you want more sweetness.
  6. You can remove some oil on the top of the layer of the gravy. Some recipe add in black beans and hard boiled eggs and is optional. The gravy should taste sour and sweet with some spiciness of ginger.

Put trotter, palm sugar and dried chillies into the prepared sauce. Turn the heat to high and give the stew a good stir every hour or so to ensure even cooking. Otherwise wet ginger will promote bacteria and mold. Heat sesame oil in a wok. Fry both old and young ginger till fragrant.

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