Pork knuckle is one of the favorite ingredients of Vietnamese people due to its nutritious value and chewy, crunchy texture, making it easy to eat. Today, let’s explore 16 ways to transform pork knuckle with other ingredients in the flavorful Cooking Tips section of TasteVN, along with some delicious braised dishes to find some favorite dishes for yourself!
1Braised Pork Hocks in Soy Sauce
Opening this compilation is a dish quite familiar to us. The braised pork hocks in soy sauce are tender and delicious when cooked with five-spice powder, bay leaves, star anise, and many other spices and ingredients.
After just 2 hours, you have a fragrant dish that is undeniably delicious.
2Braised Pork Hocks in Coca-Cola
This dish has a rather unusual name. However, the flavor it brings is undeniable. With just a few simple steps, you can have a bowl of braised pork hocks in Coca-Cola that is extremely flavorful, with the pork hocks cooked to tenderness. Surrounding the pork hocks is a shiny, thick sauce with a perfect balance of sweetness and saltiness from the wine, Coca-Cola, star anise,…
Just hearing about it makes it sound really tempting, right? So why hesitate? Scroll down to see the 3 recipes below to choose the one that suits you best and get cooking!
3Braised Pork Hocks in Clay Pot
Braised pork hocks in clay pot carry a distinctive brownish-yellow coat that will impress you with the carefully marinated and braised pork hocks. The dish ensures a balance of flavors between sweet and salty. If you pay close attention, you can also feel the richness of fresh coconut water surrounding the pork hocks.
It truly is an art, isn’t it? Click on the recipe below to learn more about the art of cooking braised pork hocks in clay pot!
4Pork Hock Braised with Lemongrass and Chili
Pork hock cut into pieces is braised until tender with lemongrass and lightly spicy chili, promising to be a very “rice-consuming” dish on your family table! Grab the recipe and get ready to cook right away!
5Pork Hock Braised in Coconut Water
This dish is quite elaborate, prepared in the frugal and simple cooking style of the Central Vietnamese. After several steps of cooking and marinating, the pork hock will be perfectly tender, immersed in a rich, sweet, and salty broth when combined with coconut water, five-spice powder, and various other common spices.
You can enjoy this dish with white rice, bread, or even sticky rice. Truly a versatile way to savor it, right?
6Pork Hock Braised with Bamboo Shoots
Unlike the previous recipes, pork hock braised with bamboo shoots is incredibly simple and quick to prepare. You just need to clean and cut the pork hock, marinate it for a certain period, boil the bamboo shoots, and then braise the two ingredients together, and it’s done.
The light richness and crispness of the bamboo shoots combined with the rich, tender texture of the pork hock promises to be a strong candidate for every Vietnamese family’s lunch.
7Pork Hock Braised with Shiitake Mushrooms
Another unique combination of the distinctive flavor of soft and creamy shiitake mushrooms with the rich and tender pork hock. Not only is it delicious, but it’s also incredibly nutritious, isn’t it?
Check out the recipe below to discover a new and nutritious dish to treat everyone!
8Braised Pork Hocks with Peanuts
Tender, chewy pork hocks braised with crispy, rich peanuts will surely delight you from the very first bite with their perfect crispiness and chewiness.
The recipe for this dish is quite simple. Although it takes some time to prepare, the delicious flavor of braised pork hocks with peanuts will not disappoint you!
9Pork Hocks Braised with Pepper
The pork hocks are roasted until browned and then braised with water, soy sauce, and light soy sauce for an hour, resulting in an incredibly tender and flavorful dish.
The cost of ingredients is very economical, but the appeal to the taste buds does not diminish. It’s a very “economical” dish, isn’t it? What are you waiting for? Check it out and get cooking right away!
10Pork Hocks Braised with Galangal
Pork hocks braised with galangal have a chewy texture soaked in a rich braising liquid with the distinct flavors of shrimp paste and galangal, along with the pungency of lemongrass and shallots and other spices.
All the flavors are evenly absorbed, making it incredibly appetizing. Eating this dish with white rice is simply delicious, don’t you think!
11Pork Hocks Braised with Radish
In this dish, the richness of the pork hocks and the saltiness of the fish sauce are balanced by the subtle sweetness of the soft white radish. The steps to prepare braised pork hocks with radish are extremely simple and sure to succeed.
Check out the simple cooking process through the recipe below and get into the kitchen to experience it right away!
12Pork Hock Stewed with Herbs
Pork hock stewed with herbs must surely be a dish that is very familiar to us since childhood. On special occasions like death anniversaries or family parties, we often come across bowls of pork hock stewed with herbs that have an eye-catching brown-yellow color.
The rich sauce covers the tender pork hock, with the distinctive aroma of lemongrass and galangal wafting around. This dish can be enjoyed with rice noodles or bread.
13Pork Hock Braised with Gelatinous Texture
The braised pork hock has a soft, gelatinous skin with a beautiful color. Placing a piece of gelatinous hock on white rice, adding a bit of smooth sauce makes you feel the unique and delicious flavor of the dish.
The juicy pork, with the gelatinous skin eaten together with green mango that is sweet and sour, crunchy, makes it hard to put down your chopsticks. Quickly get into the kitchen and show off your skills!
14Pork Hock Braised with Pineapple
A wonderful balance of flavors from the fatty pork hock, tender inside and chewy outside, and the sweet and sour pineapple, with a hint of mild heat from fresh chili.
On those chilly days, enjoying a plate of hot pork hock braised with pineapple along with soft, fragrant white rice is truly wonderful, isn’t it!
15Pork Hock Braised with Turmeric
A very nutritious dish with pork hock braised at the right heat. Pork hock braised with turmeric has an attractive brown-yellow color, a rich braising liquid, along with a crispy layer of fat and tender, sweet meat.
Refer to the recipe below to learn more about a very nutritious and appealing braised dish to treat your family when you have the chance!
16 Braised Pork Hock with Pickled Mustard Greens
If you’re a fan of pickled eggplant, don’t miss the last delicious dish in this compilation. Braised pork hock with tender and flavorful meat is combined with pickled mustard greens and crispy pickled eggplant.
This dish promises to deliver a truly impressive “burst” of flavors and can easily become “addictive”! Missing out on this surprisingly delightful dish would indeed be a shame, wouldn’t it!
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Above is a compilation of 16 delicious pig trotter recipes that are rich and incredibly “appetizing” for family meals. I hope you will find a few special recipes that suit your taste through what TasteVN shares. Hurry into the kitchen and experiment right away! Wishing you success!
