Black Vinegar Trotters
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 11:06pm

Ingredients




1 pig's trotter (1.5kg) - cut into serving pieces
400 ml black vinegar
500 ml water
200 grams old ginger - skinned and smashed lightly
300 grams brown sugar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 salt to taste

Preparation

1 Method:BLANCH trotter pieces in boiling water. Remove and drain well. Heat 2 tbsp sesame oil and 1 tbsp cooking oil, fry ginger till golden brown and aromatic. 2 Dish out and transfer ginger into a claypot and add the black vinegar, water and brown sugar then bring to a boil. 3 Simmer for 30 minutes till ginger turns soft. Add the trotter and simmer till it is soft and tender. 4 Bring a steamer with water to a rolling boil. Place the deep dish with the bundle of herbal chicken to steam for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Top up the water in the steamer if necessary. 5 When done, remove dish, open up the bundle and serve hot.