How to cook hot, fragrant, and super attractive pig tail hot pot with Chinese herbs

How to make Herbal Pig Tail Hotpot

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  Prepare the pig tail

  After buying the pig tail, you wash it thoroughly with water and then soak it in diluted salt water for 10 minutes. After that, rinse it again with clean water and use a knife to cut it into pieces about the thickness of a finger.

  Next, put the pig tail into a pot of boiling water and blanch it for about 1 minute, then remove it.

  
• 2

  Sauté the pig tail

  Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and heat it. When the oil is hot, add 1 small onion, finely chopped, and 1 clove of garlic, minced, and sauté until fragrant and golden.

  Then, add the pig tail along with 2 tablespoons of annatto oil and stir-fry over high heat for about 2 – 3 minutes until the meat turns golden, then add 30ml of water, 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 2 teaspoons of pepper, and 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.

  Next, add to the pan 1/2 of a carrot sliced into rounds, 3 chili peppers, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, and 2 stalks of green onion cut into 3 cm pieces, then stir-fry over medium heat for about 3 – 4 minutes before turning off the heat.

  

  

  

  
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  Cook the hot pot broth

  You place a pot on the stove, pour in 1.8 liters of bone broth, then add 1 pack of Chinese medicinal spices, 1 shallot cut into 3 small pieces, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of sugar and bring it to a boil.

  Tip: You can buy the pack of Chinese medicinal spices at herbal medicine shops and grocery stores

  

  
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  Completion

  When the broth boils, you add in the ingredients stir-fried in the previous step, adjust the seasoning to taste, and it’s done.

  

  
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  Final product

  Thus, the delicious pork tail hot pot with Chinese medicinal spices is complete. To fully enjoy this dish, you should eat it with noodles and your favorite vegetables!