Chinese Pig Head Recipe: Braised And Fried Style

Chinese Pig Head Recipe Braised And Fried Style

There must be a lot of people who like to eat pig head meat. Especially those who like to drink a little wine on weekdays. With pork head meat to drink wine dishes, it can let a person feel floaty. That’s our goal today to help you to learn a Chinese pig head recipe. This recipe includes two main steps. One is braising, the other one is frying.

There are many parts of the pig head. The different parts’ tastes are completely different. We only use the pig head meat not the mouth, tongue, ear, brain of the pig. The meat is fat, chewy but not greasy.

Pig Head As Three Sacrifices

In Chinese traditional culture, the pig head belongs to the Three Sacrifices(Chinese name is 三牲 San Sheng, includes cow, sheep, pig) that used for sacrifice work. Then people will cook it after sacrifice work. But it become a very popular Chinese dish at present.

Firstly, we should wash the pig head. We use 1 kg pig head meat for this recipe. 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 head with a knife. Then we should use the water to wash it. Then cut it into small pieces. Then save it for later.

Second, we should prepare 6 slices of ginger for this recipe. Then save them for later.

Next, we should blanch the pig head. Firstly, add 3 slices of ginger, pig head into the pan. Add enough water to immerse them. Then add 1 tablespoon cooking wine into the pan. Use the big fire to boil them. After the water has boiled, blanch the pig head for 3 minutes. We should scum the bubble when the water is boiling. Then use water to wash it. 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 braise pig head. Put the pig head, mixed spices bag into the pan. Then add enough water to immerse it. Then add 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1 tablespoon thirteen-spices, 2 tablespoons light soy sauce, 4 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 head absorb the sauce enough.

After 40 minutes, turn off the heat and simmer it for half an hour.

Then we got the delicious pig head. If you like the original taste, you can eat it with some of your favorite sauce.

But if you like a richer flavor of braised pig head, you can use it to do fried pig head with green pepper. Firstly, cut the pig head into smaller pieces. Then save them for later.

After that, prepare some ingredients for this food. We need to prepare 2 cloves of garlic for this food. Then finely minced and save them for later. Then cut 250g green peppers into small pieces and save them for later.

After that, add 1 teaspoon peanut oil into the pan. Use big fire to heat it. Then add some garlic into the pan. Stir fry until fragrant. Then add pig head meat, 1 teaspoon light soy sauce into the pan. Stir them evenly. Then drain and save them for later. Don’t need to wash the pan. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil into the pan. Then add the rest of the garlic into the pan. Stir fry until fragrant. Then add green peppers into the pan. Stir them evenly. Then add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce into the pan. Stir fry until the green peppers are close to being softened. Then add pig head meat into the pan. Stir them evenly.

Then we got the delicious fried pig head meat. Pig head meat is rich in protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and so on. Its delicious taste is not greasy and rich in gelatin. You can enjoy it with your favorite drinks or other dishes. Hope you can try it at home.