Braised Pig Ears Best Snack For Drinking
Is the festive atmosphere making me even more nostalgic? And every bit of my childhood often overflows in my mind. When I was a child, my father like to drink liquor with braised pig ears. It was the best time of my life. Although my family was poor at that time and don’t have many chances to eat pork.
After leaving home, go home just like phoenix come back to the nest. My mother will use the braised pig ear to draw a picture that symbolizes her children come back home. Nowadays we always eat it when we are at home. I can’t forget the taste of home.
Maybe most of you never heard that the pig ear can be eaten. But it is a delicious Chinese snack and you can see it in many Chinese street food stores.
The pig ear contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and so on, which has the effect of invigorating the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for people with deficiency of Qi (Qi is the professional term in traditional Chinese medicine and is a very delicate substance with strong vitality in the human body and is one of the basic substances that constitute the human body and maintain human life activities.) and blood and a weak body to eat.
Pig Ear
The pig ear is very nutritious and tastes very good and especially the “marinated pig’s ear” eaten as a cold dish. When you eat it in your mouth, it is flexible and crisp, delicious, not greasy, and rich in gelatin.
The normal Chinese way to cook pig ears is braising them. You will find that the braised way can be used in many recipes. I think the braised way is the best technique for Chinese food to cook some meat. The pig ear is hard to cook if you don’t braise it. When we braised the Chinese style pig ear, we need to use many spices to do that. We recommendyou buy those spices from the online supermarket but if you can find them at the local supermaket will be fine. We can’t braise it without them. But if you can’t get it, you can use your favorite spices in your country. “Do in Rome as Rome does” will help you to make your Chinese pig ear recipe.
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How To Make Braised Pig Ears
Step 1: Wash Pig Ear
Firstly, we should wash the pig ear. We use 1 pig ear for this snack. When we buy it from the market, it has some pig hair not cleaned up. We can ask the salesperson to use the small fire to burn it. Then carefully scrape the pig ear with a knife. If you don’t like the pork head meat close to the pig ear, you can remove them. But we think it is also a delicious part of the pig. After that, add 1 tablespoon salt to scrub the pig ear. Then we should use the water to wash it. Then save it for later.
Wash Pig Ear
Step 2: Prepare Ginger
Second, we should prepare 6 slices of ginger for this snack. Then save them for later.
Prepare Ginger
Step 3: Blanch Pig Ear
Next, we should blanch the pig ear. Firstly, add 3 slices of ginger, pig ear into the pan. Add enough water to immerse them. Use the big fire to boil them. After the water has boiled, blanch pig ear for 3 minutes. Then drain and save it for later.
Blanch Pig Ear
Step 4: Prepare Mixed Spices Bag
Next, we should prepare the mixed spices bag. Add 3 slices of ginger, 5 bay leaves, 10g dry red pepper, 5g Chinese cinnamon, 5g star anise, 5g Sichuan peppercorns into the bag. Then save them for later.
Prepare Mixed Spices Bag
Step 5: Cook Braised Pig Ears
Now we can start to cook braised pig ears. Put the pig ear into the pan. Then add enough water to immerse it. Then add mixed spices bag, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon thirteen-spices, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce into the pan. Stir them evenly. Cover the lid and use the big fire to boil them. After the water has boiled, use the small fire to cook it for 40 minutes.
Cook Braised Pig Ears
Braised Pig Ears
use it to draw a picture for us on the plate
Step 6: Chinese Pig Ear Salad
But if you like a richer flavor of braised pig ear, you can use it to do Chinese pig ear salad. Firstly, cut the pig ear into smaller pieces. After that, prepare some ingredients for this salad. We need to prepare 2 cloves of garlic for this food. Then finely minced and save them for later. After that, finely minced 2 chili peppers, save them for later. Then cut 1 bunch of parsley into small pieces and save them for later. After that, cut 1 bunch of green onion into small pieces and save them for later. Then add pig ear, garlic, chili peppers, green onion, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon chicken powder, 1/2 teaspoon mature vinegar, 1 teaspoon light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil into the pot. Stir them evenly. Then we got the delicious Chinese pig ear salad.
Chinese Pig Ear Salad
Braised Pig Ears
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Ingredients(affiliate link)
Braised Pig Ears
- 1 pig ear
- 1 tablespoon salt wash pig ear
- 6 slices of ginger
- 5 bay leaves
- 10 g dry red pepper
- 5 g Chinese cinnamon
- 5 g star anise
- 5 g Sichuan peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon thirteen-spices
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
Chinese Pig Ear Salad
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 chili peppers
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 bunch of green onion
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon chicken powder
- ½ teaspoon mature vinegar
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Firstly, we should wash the pig ear. We use 1 pig ear for this snack. When we buy it from the market, it have some pig hair not cleaned up.We can ask the salesperson to use the small fire to burn it. Then carefully scrape the pig ear with a knife. If you don't like the pork head meat close to the pig ear, you can remove them. But we think it is also a delicious part of the pig. After that, add 1 tablespoon salt to scrub the pig ear. Then we should use the water to wash it. Then save it for later.
- Second, we should prepare 6 slices of ginger for this snack. Then save them for later.
- Next, we should blanch the pig ear. Firstly, add 3 slices of ginger, pig ear into the pan. Add enough water to immerse them. Use the big fire to boil them. After the water has boiled, blanch pig ear for 3 minutes. Then drain and save it for later.
- Next, we should prepare the mixed spices bag. Add 3 slices of ginger, 5 bay leaves, 10g dry red pepper, 5g Chinese cinnamon, 5g star anise, 5g Sichuan peppercorns into the bag. Then save them for later.
- Now we can start to cook braised pig ears. Put the pig ear into the pan. Then add enough water to immerse it. Then add mixed spices bag, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon thirteen-spices, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce into the pan. Stir them evenly. Cover the lid and use the big fire to boil them. After the water has boiled, use the small fire to cook it for 40 minutes. We should stir them from time to time to make the pig ear absorb the sauce enough. After 40 minutes, turn off the heat and simmer it for half an hour. Then we got the delicious pig ear. Drain it and cut it into small pieces. We should cut it from the side of ear. After that, we can use it to draw a picture for us on the plate. Just free your imagination and draw whatever you want.
Chinese Pig Ear Salad
- Firstly, cut the pig ear into smaller pieces.
- After that, prepare some ingredients for this salad. We need to prepare 2 cloves of garlic for this food. Then finely minced and save them for later. After that, finely minced 2 chili peppers, save them for later. Then cut 1 bunch of parsley into small pieces and save them for later. After that,cut 1 bunch of green onion into small pieces and save them for later.
- Then add pig ear, garlic, chili peppers, green onion, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon chicken powder, 1/2 teaspoon mature vinegar, 1 teaspoon light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil into the pot. Stir them evenly. Then we got the delicious Chinese pig ear salad.
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