How to Make Delicious Coconut Braised Pork Ear That You Can’t Resist

How to make Pork Ear Soup with Coconut Water

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  Prepare the Pork Ears

  When you buy pork ears, you should use a knife or a razor blade to scrape them clean, avoiding any remaining hair or dirt on the skin. Then, rub salt all over the pork ears and wash them with water until clean.

  Tips for cleaning pork ears thoroughly and without odor:

  • Use vinegar or lemon, salt: You need to use a mixture of vinegar and salt, or substitute vinegar with lemon juice, and rub it all over the pork ears evenly. Then soak the pork ears in a bowl of lemon juice or diluted vinegar for about 10 minutes, then take them out to drain.
  • Use flour or tapioca starch: Coat the pork ears with flour, then rub evenly until it foams, and scrape off the foam. Continue to rub with the flour a few more times until the pork ears are clean and odor-free, then rinse with water, drain, and wait for further processing.
  • Use alum: Soak the pork ears in an alum solution for about 5 – 10 minutes, then take them out and scrape them clean. Then soak them in diluted salt water, scrape again, and rinse with clean water.
  • Use salt and starfruit juice: Squeeze starfruit juice over the pork ears, rub evenly, then scrape off the dirt on the outside of the pork ears. Rub with a little salt and rinse with water, ensuring the pork ears are completely clean.
  • Use rice washing water or pickled vegetables: Just soak the pork ears in a mixture of rice washing water or pickled vegetables for about 5 – 10 minutes, then take them out and scrape them clean with a knife. After that, use lemon to rub all over the pork ears, then scrape again to finish!

  

  
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  Preparing the pig’s tongue

  After purchasing the pig’s tongue, use salt to rub it thoroughly all over the tongue, then blanch it in boiling water for about 5 minutes and start scraping off the white membrane on the tongue, making sure to scrape the root of the tongue clean as well!

  Then use a mixture of lemon and salt to rub it again, and rinse with clean water.

  Tips for cleaning the pig’s tongue effectively and odor-free:

  • Ginger and green onions: Place the cleaned pig’s tongue in a pot with sliced ginger and green onions and boil for about 10 minutes. Remove and scrape the white layer off the pig’s tongue and the throat area until it’s thoroughly clean.
  • White rice wine: Use white rice wine to wash the pig’s tongue instead of water as usual, then rub it all over with salt. Boiling it again in hot water makes the white residue on the tongue softer and easier to scrape off. Scrape off all the white part until it’s clean.
  • Lemongrass and salt: Boil water with smashed lemongrass and a little salt, then quickly immerse the pig’s tongue and scrape it clean. Lemongrass effectively eliminates odors.

  

  
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  Pre-cook the ingredients

  Put a pot of water on the stove and gradually add ingredients such as ginger, salt, lemongrass, and vinegar to boil. When the water boils, drop in the cleaned pig’s ears and tongue to pre-cook for about 30 minutes.

  When the time is up, take out the pig’s ears and tongue and immediately put them in a bowl of cold ice water to help keep the ingredients crispy and not too soft.

  

  
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  Marinate the ingredients

  Marinate the freshly pre-cooked ingredients with 15g minced garlic, 15g minced shallots, 5g seasoning, 30g sugar, 3g ground pepper, 5g five-spice powder, 30g oyster sauce, 60ml soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.

  Use your hands to rub all the spices evenly on the pig’s ears and tongue, and let it sit to absorb the flavors for about 30 minutes.

  

  

  

  
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  Making Braised Pork Ears

  Put a pan on the stove, add a little cooking oil and wait until the oil is hot, then add the pieces of pig ears and pig tongue to fry briefly on both sides.

  Next, add the previously marinated water along with 500ml of coconut water into the pan, and simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes.

  

  
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  Completion

  When the coconut water starts to thicken, you can take the pig ears and tongue out and slice them thinly. Put them back into the pan to simmer for a few more minutes before serving.

  

  
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  Final Product

  The braised dish is simmered on low heat, allowing the pig ears and tongue to absorb the rich marinade evenly, with an eye-catching color and a gentle aroma from the coconut water. When eaten, you will feel the crunchy and delicious texture from each slice of pig ear and tongue. You can also enjoy this dish with bread or white rice, both of which pair perfectly!