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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Fragrant and rich pig trotter hot pot cooked with sour bamboo shoots is extremely delicious and nutritious, and the whole family will love it when enjoying! Today, let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to make this delicious hot pot right away!
Ingredients for Pig Trotter Hot Pot For 4 people
Pig trotter 1.4 kg (1 pig trotter) Fresh bamboo shoots 400 gr Sour vegetable 200 gr Lemongrass 5 stalks Garlic 2 bulbs Red onion 30 gr Onion 1 bulb Green onion 1 stalk Kaffir lime leaves 8 leaves Dried chili 5 fruits Rock sugar 20 gr Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ sugar/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pork leg
- Choose a solid piece of pork leg, with the meat fibers having a dry cut, and the hooves intact without being loose, indicating that the pork leg is fresh.
- The meat should have a bright pink color, no fishy smell, and should bounce back when pressed.
- Additionally, it is advisable to choose the front leg as it has thinner, softer, sweeter meat with more tendons.
- For deboned pork legs, you should buy the whole leg and ask the seller to debone it for you instead of purchasing pre-deboned legs, to avoid choosing an old pork leg.
- Avoid buying pork legs with unusual colors such as green or purple, or those with slime leaking from the inside. These are sick pigs treated with antibiotics or pigs that have died a long time ago.
How to choose fresh bamboo shoots
- Choose bamboo shoots that are still fresh, with a rough shape, even-sized segments, straight, crisp but tender; when you lightly press the bamboo shoot, you can easily notice its freshness.
- Prioritize buying bamboo shoots that do not have yellow leaves, have no spots on the surface, have thin skin, and are not wilted.
- Visually, the bamboo shoots should have thin, crisp skin, be juicy, and have a distinctive aroma; avoid choosing overly white bamboo shoots that lack streaks or feel sticky when touched.
What is Rau Móp? Where to buy Sour Rau Móp?
- Rau móp, also known as thorny rau móp, is a type of plant that usually grows in moist places such as near ponds or streams. The plant typically has roots and stems submerged in water, while the tender stalks and leaves stretch above the water’s surface.
- The stem of thorny rau móp looks similar to that of the kèo nèo but has tiny thorns. This type of vegetable is harvested to make stir-fried dishes, salads, or used for dipping in hot pot and pickling.
- You can find sour rau móp at shops selling pickled vegetables in the market or buy it in pre-packaged bags at supermarkets.
How to Prepare Pig Trotter Hot Pot
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Prepare and Marinate Pig Trotters
After purchasing pig trotters, remove any remaining hard hairs on the skin, then use coarse salt to scrub the entire pig trotter thoroughly, and rinse well under running water.
Next, use a sharp knife to make a cut along the outer side of the pig trotter from top to bottom, cutting until you reach the bone, then gently remove this bone.
At this point, chop the pig trotter into bite-sized pieces.
Peel and finely chop some ginger and 2 cloves of garlic.
Marinate the meat and pig trotters with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of pepper, chopped ginger, and minced garlic.
Mix the pig trotters well and let them sit for about 30 minutes to absorb the spices.
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Prepare other ingredients
Bamboo shoots should be peeled clean, cut into bite-sized cubes, and soaked in brine for about 10 minutes.
Place a pot of water on the stove, bring to a boil, then add 1/2 tablespoon of salt and the cut bamboo shoots, and boil for 5 minutes. After that, remove and rinse with water.
How to boil fresh bamboo shoots without bitterness, clean of sap- To remove all toxins from the bamboo shoots, you can boil the shoots and then rinse them thoroughly with water several times until the boiling water is no longer yellow.
- Alternatively, you can boil them together with about a handful of young neem leaves, then remove them for cooking.
- Additionally, you can eliminate the toxins from the bamboo shoots by soaking them overnight in clean water, changing the water every 2 hours.
See details: How to boil fresh bamboo shoots without bitterness, clean of sap
Shallots peeled, galangal washed clean and peeled, lemongrass stripped of the tough outer layer and then crushed all these ingredients.
Onion peeled, washed clean, then cut into wedges. Leeks are washed clean, cut into diagonal pieces about 1/2 finger thick.
Sour vegetables should be cut into small pieces.
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Stir-fry the pork hock
Place another pot on the stove, set the heat to medium, then add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil and heat it up. When the oil is hot, add all the chopped shallots, galangal, and smashed lemongrass, and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the entire pork hock, stir-fry for 5 – 10 minutes until the pork hock is seared. At this point, add 8 kaffir lime leaves and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce to the pot, stirring well.
Then, add the bamboo shoots and stir-fry with the pork hock for 10 minutes to let the flavors soak into the bamboo shoots.
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Cook pig trotter hot pot
Pour 1.5 liters of water into the pot along with 1 onion cut into wedges, simmer for about 5 minutes then add the green onions and sour vegetables.
Cover the pot, reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour until the pig trotter is tender.
After simmering the hot pot, you can check if the pig trotter is tender by using chopsticks to pierce the meat; if the chopsticks go through easily, the trotter is cooked and tender.
Season the hot pot with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, and 20g of rock sugar. Cook for another 5 minutes, add 5 dried chili peppers on top, stir well, then adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat.
Tip: If you don’t have rock sugar, you can use white granulated sugar instead, but using rock sugar will give the broth a smoother sweetness.
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Finished Product
Serve the completed hot pot in a electric hot pot or a stainless steel hot pot or use a clay pot to bring to the table and enjoy.
The hot pork hock hot pot is steaming, aromatic, and just looking at it makes you crave it.
The pork hock is tender, juicy, combined with a sweet and sour broth, fresh bamboo shoots, and sour vegetables that are crispy and very flavorful. You can enjoy the hot pot with vermicelli and dip various other vegetables to accompany it!
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Above is a guide on how to make pork hock hot pot that TasteVN wants to introduce to you. Wishing you success in making this hot pot to enjoy with your family!
