Pickled Chicken Feet

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Pickled chicken feet belong to the Sichuan snack which is a unique folk delicacy that originated in Chongqing.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time1 d 5 mins

Immersing Time12 hrs

Total Time1 d 12 hrs 25 mins

Course: Cold Dish

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Chicken Feet with Pickled Peppers, chinese pickled chicken feet, pickled chicken feet, Pickled Chili Chicken Feet

Servings: people

Calories: 396kcal

Cost: 20

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Ingredients

500 g chicken feet
2 chili peppers
6 slices of ginger
2 cloves of garlic
5 green onions
5 g Sichuan pepper
5 g star anise
5 bay leaves
1 tablespoon cooking wine
5 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon monosodium glutamate
250 g pickled peppers it will includes pickled pepper water

Instructions

Firstly, we should prepare ingredients for this snack. Cut 2 chili peppers into small pieces. Then save them for later. Cut 6 slices of ginger. Then save them for later. Slice 2 cloves of garlic. Then save them for later.
Next, we should prepare the mixed spices bag. Add 5g Sichuan pepper, 5g star anise, 5 bay leaves into the bag. Then save them for later.
Next, we should prepare 500g chicken feet for this snack. Use water to wash them. Then cut off the nails of the chicken feet. After that, cut the chicken foot into 3 pieces. Then save them for later.
Next, we should blanch chicken feet. Firstly, add 5 green onions, 3 slices of ginger, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, chicken feet into the pan. The cook wine can help us to remove the meat flavor of the chicken feet. Then add enough water to immerse them. Use the big fire to boil them. After the water has boiled, use the small fire to blanch chicken feet for 15 minutes. We should scum the bubble when the water is boiling. After 15 minutes, drain the chicken feet and use ice water to cool them for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, use the water to wash them. Then drain and save them for later.
Next, we should cook spices water. Add mixed spices bag, 800 ml water into the pan. Use the big fire to heat it. After the water has boiled, use the big fire to cook it for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, discard mixed spices bag and pour out the water to let it cold.
Next, we should prepare vinegar water. Add 5 tablespoons white vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate into the bowl. Stir them evenly. Then save them for later.
Now, we can start to make pickled chicken feet. Add 3 slices of ginger, garlic, chili peppers, 250g pickled pepper, and pickled pepper water into the pot. Then add spices water, vinegar water into the pot. Stir them evenly with a glove. You can taste it to make sure that it is fit your flavor. If not, you can add some water, salt, or pickled pepper, and pickled pepper water to adjust it. Cover with a plastic wrap and chill overnight for at least 12 hours. After 12 hours, we got the delicious pickled chicken feet. The freshness of the chicken feet combines with the crispness of the pickled peppers to make the meat tender and chewy, salty and spicy with a slightly sour aftertaste. Hope you can try it at home.

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