Recipe: Pigs Trotter in Ginger and Vinegar

Pigs Trotter in Ginger and Vinegar







Ingredients: 
1 pig's trotter (cut into pieces)
100g black beans
600 old ginger
5 tbsps Chee Seng Sesame Oil
1 litre water
350ml black vinegar
3 tbsps hua diao wine

Seasonings
1 tbsp rock sugar (crushed)
5 tsp salt
5 tbsps light soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsps dark soy sauce

Methods: 
1. Soak black beans in water for 2 hours and cook till softened. 
Drain and set aside.
2. Lightly flatten old ginger and cut into pieces. Blanch the pig's 
trotter, rinse and drain.
3. Heat up Chee Seng Sesame Oil in a wok and 
saute old ginger till fragrant. Add pig's trotter and stir-fry till 
fragrant. Add black beans, water, sweetened black vinegar, 
seasonings and stir-fry evenly. Remove.
4. Transfer fried pig's trotter to a claypot, simmer for 40 
minutes. 
Finally, add hua diao wine and serve.

Post-natal Essentials
This dish is good for new mothers as it can strengthen the spleen 
and improve appetite. Pig's trotter is rich in collagen and helps 
new mothers to strengthen bones and replenish the calcium 
needed. Black beans help to enrich the blood. For normal 
consumption, black beans are not required.

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