Chicken feet are a familiar dish that can be prepared in many different ways, diverse such as fried dishes, stewed dishes. TasteVN will guide you to the kitchen with 2 ways to make spicy stewed chicken feet and lemongrass chili stew that are very flavorful, appealing, and great with rice.
1. Spicy Stewed Chicken Feet

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Preparation time
45 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Spicy Stewed Chicken Feet For 3 people
Chicken feet 1 kg Ginger 10 gr Green onions 20 gr White wine 100 ml Garlic 15 gr Chili 2 pieces Cooking oil 25 ml Rock sugar 100 gr Soy sauce 20 ml Water 1.3 liters
Ingredients for preparation
How to prepare Spicy Stewed Chicken Feet
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Prepare the chicken feet
Wash the chicken feet with salt, cut off the sharp nails, then cut them in half.
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Boiled chicken feet
Put the chicken feet into a large pot or pan, then add 1 liter of water and 100ml of white wine, and boil for about 5 minutes before removing and rinsing clean.
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Prepare other ingredients
Slice green onions and ginger into small pieces. Mince garlic and chili.
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Stir-fried chicken feet with caramel sauce
Add 10ml of cooking oil to the pan along with 100gr of rock sugar, melt and cook the sugar until it turns into caramel (amber color).
Add the boiled chicken feet to the caramel sauce and stir well for the chicken to absorb the sauce, then remove.
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Braised chicken feet
Place a clay pot on the stove, add 15ml of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add garlic, chili, and ginger to sauté. Then add the chicken along with 300ml of water, 20ml of soy sauce, braise for 30 minutes, sprinkle with green onions on top to finish.
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Finished product
Each chicken foot is infused with spicy sauce, fragrant and irresistible; just one bite paired with hot rice is simply unbeatable.
2. Spicy lemongrass chicken feet

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Preparation time
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Spicy lemongrass chicken feet For 3 people
Chicken feet 500 gr Lemongrass 4 stalks Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Chili powder 1 teaspoon Chopped chili 1 teaspoon Chopped garlic 2 teaspoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Crushed ginger 20 gr White wine 100 ml Vinegar 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Seasoning a little (salt/sugar/seasoning powder/msg)
Ingredients for preparation
How to prepare Spicy lemongrass chicken feet
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Prepare the chicken feet
Wash the chicken feet with salt, vinegar, or a little wine, then cut off the sharp nails.
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Boiled Chicken Feet
Place a pot of water on the stove, add chicken feet along with 1 tablespoon of white wine, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 20g of crushed ginger, and boil for about 5 minutes from the moment the water boils, then remove and drain.
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Make the Braising Sauce
Heat a pan with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of minced chili, 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder, and 1 teaspoon of chili powder. Mince the top part of the lemongrass, cut the body into short pieces, crush it, and then add it to the pan, sautéing the ingredients until fragrant.
Add 200ml of water to the pan along with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.
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Completion
Turn the heat down, add the chicken feet and braise for about 30 minutes until the chicken feet are tender and the sauce thickens.
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Final Product
The chicken feet are tender, fragrant with lemongrass and turmeric, and the sauce is spicy, making it perfect to eat with hot rice on chilly days.
How to choose delicious chicken feet
- Chicken feet should be purchased at reputable stores that ensure food safety.
- It is advisable to buy chicken feet that have a natural pinkish-white color, with no unusual colored spots on the skin such as: green, red, or yellow.
- If you touch them and feel slimy, or if there is strange liquid coming out, do not buy them.
- Water-injected chicken feet have a uniform and beautiful appearance, plump, with the toes swollen; when squeezed, they feel soft. Normal chicken feet are small and unattractive, with four toes bent and curled inward.
- There are two types of chicken feet: local chicken feet and industrial chicken feet. Industrial chicken feet are more popular because they have more meat, making it easier to prepare boneless chicken feet dishes.
- You can buy pre-boned chicken feet or buy them and bone them at home!
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Above is the recipe guide for 2 simple and delicious ways to make spicy chicken feet and lemongrass chicken feet for the whole family. TasteVN wishes you success!
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