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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Marinated chicken feet with lemongrass and kumquat is a delicious mixed dish that many young people love to enjoy as a snack with friends or to sip on during weekend parties, making it a great appetizer. Today, let’s TasteVN go to the kitchen and make this dish right away!
Ingredients for Marinated Chicken Feet with Lemongrass and Kumquat Serves 5
Chicken feet 2 kg (10 pairs) Lemongrass 6 stalks Kumquat 17 fruits (sweet kumquat) Ginger 1 piece (small piece) Chili 7 fruits Vinegar 7 cups (rice cup) Fish sauce 1 cup (rice cup) Filtered water 2 cups (rice cup) Sugar 1 cup (rice cup) Salt 2 teaspoons
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Chicken Feet
- Prioritize choosing chicken feet that have a natural pink-white color, feel firm when held, with tight skin that has good elasticity.
- In addition, fresh chicken feet usually feel dry to the touch, with 4 toes curling inward, and only puffing up when pressed firmly.
- Do not buy chicken feet that are puffed up and appear unusually plump, as these might have been water-injected and will not taste good.
- Additionally, you should not choose chicken feet that show deformities or have lumps and bruises, as these are from low-quality chickens.
How to prepare Marinated Chicken Feet with Lemongrass and Calamondin
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Prepare the chicken feet
When buying chicken feet, first cut off the nails, then soak the chicken feet in 1 teaspoon of salt and 6 cups of cooking vinegar diluted (rice bowl), then rinse thoroughly with water to clean the chicken feet and remove dirt, then drain in a colander.
Tip: Depending on your preference, you can cut the chicken feet in half or chop them smaller as you like.
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Prepare other ingredients
Peel the ginger and lemongrass, then rinse them with water and drain in a basket. Once the ginger and lemongrass are drained, slice them into thin pieces suitable for eating.
Remove the stems from the calamondin and chili, rinse them briefly with water. Use a knife to slice the chili into small pieces, and cut the calamondin in half.
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Boil the chicken feet
Place a pot on the stove, add about 1 liter of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 3 slices of ginger that you just cut. Boil over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the water in the pot starts to boil and releases a fragrant aroma.
Add all the prepared chicken feet and boil them on low heat for about 15 – 20 minutes until the chicken feet are tender, then remove them and soak the chicken feet in ice water for about 5 minutes to cool them down, making them crunchier and tastier when eaten.
Tip:- To achieve a beautiful color for the chicken feet, if you see foam rising while boiling, you should skim off the excess foam.
- To ensure the chicken feet are cooked evenly, you should stir them regularly!
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Make the soaking liquid for chicken feet
Add the following ratios of ingredients into a pot: 1 bowl of sugar, 1 bowl of vinegar, 1 bowl of fish sauce, and 2 bowls of filtered water.
Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil over high heat for about 4 minutes until the mixture boils and thickens slightly, then adjust the seasoning to your family’s taste and let it sit for about 10 minutes for the soaking liquid for chicken feet to cool completely.
Tip:- You should use a rice bowl to measure the ingredients accurately!
- To keep the soaked chicken feet preserved longer, you should frequently remove excess foam while cooking the soaking liquid!
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Making chicken feet soaked in lemongrass and calamondin
Add to the bowl the mixture of ingredients including: Boiled chicken feet, all the remaining ginger, calamondin, lemongrass, and chili, mix well, then pour the cooled soaking water mixture over it.
Stir well to combine the ingredients, then place it in the cold compartment of the refrigerator, marinate for about 2 hours so that the chicken feet absorb the spices evenly, and then you can take it out and enjoy with family and friends!
Tip: To avoid the refrigerator smelling while marinating the chicken feet, you should use plastic wrap to tightly cover the bowl before putting it in the refrigerator.
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Final Product
The chicken feet soaked in lemongrass and calamondin will have an incredibly enticing aroma characteristic of the soaking ingredients.
When eating the chicken feet, you will feel the crispiness, the chewy texture, and a faint fragrance of lemongrass and calamondin that is captivating. The soaking liquid has a rich sweet and sour taste, blended with a hint of spiciness from the ginger that seeps deeply into the chicken feet, making the dish more delicious and appealing than ever.
With these simple steps, you can easily have a delicious and enticing dish of chicken feet soaked in lemongrass and calamondin at home. Let’s get into the kitchen to refer to the recipe and pocket the tips to make this delicious dish!
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Finally, we have successfully made the super tasty marinated chicken feet with lemongrass, perfect for enjoying with friends! I hope that by following the steps above, you can successfully make it. Wishing you a delicious meal!
