Ingredients:
- 4 pigs feet, split in half lengthwise
- 2 medium onions,
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 4 (1 in) knobs of ginger
- Korean rice syrup 350 gm (molasses made from rice)
- 2 stalks celery, chopped roughly
- 1 head of garlic,
- 2-4 sticks cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- water
Method:
- Wash and scrub the pigs feet well.
- Remove hair by use of razor or by blowlamp
- Place all the ingredients in a large boiling pot and cover with water.
- Bring water to a boil over medium high heat and then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Cover pot with lid and allow pigs feet to cook until tender, about 2 to 3 hours.
- While your meat is cooking stir constantly and skim away any foam that develops.
- When cooked allow to come off the boil and remove the legs from the broth.
- Allow to cool.
- Remove the shin bones to obtain easily sliced rounds of the cooked meat. Slice the meat into 0.5 cm (1/4") thick rounds
Serve this delectable meat with your favourite sides,
cornbread and a drink of course.
Dipping Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp salted shrimp (korean grocery item)
- Sliced green-onion
- Kochujang paste (Korean grocery item Spicy +++)
- Garlic
- Rice wine vinegar or lemon juice
- Mix it together as a fairly thick sauce
- Place a piece of the pork onto a lettuce leaf and smear with a bit of sauce.
- Eat it in the hand