Stewed Hog Hoof By Crystal Sugar

Putonghua : hong xao ti bang

Ingredients
Large Hog Hoof   1 pc           Spring Onion  3 stalks          Minced Ginger  1 tbsp        Crystal (Rock) Sugar  80 g

Sauce
Light Soy Sauce 5 tbsp          Dark Soy Sauce  1 tbsp          Yellow Wine 2 tbsp        Sesame Oil 1/2 tbsp

Steps
1) Remove all hair from hog hoof and boil in hot water for 5 minutes
2) Chop spring onion into short stalks
3) Marinate hog hoof with ginger, spring onion, and sauce for 2 hours
4) Parboil the hog hoof in hot oil for 2 minutes, pour out the oil
5) Add 500ml of water and the marinated sauce, cook for 2 hours in low heat
6) Add crystal sugar and keep lid-on cooking for 1 hour in low heat
7) When sauce is boiled almost dry, dish up and serve

8) Option – chopped hog hoof into 3 inches cubes, doing steps all, cooking time half

Remark
tbsp – table spoon
Cooking time approx. 3 hour, and add few water during the cooking period to avoid dry
Turn over serveral tmes (Stir gentlyfor chopped ones) during the cooking period to avoid overcooked
Sometimes you can consider to add few large size shell-off peanuts on step 5th…