Ginger Vinegar With Pig Feet And Eggs

• porsjoner: 40 servings, to be share

Ingredienser

10 pounds ginger

1 bottle (3.6 L) sweetened black vinegar

1.8 L black glutinous rice vinegar

10 pounds pig feet

40 organic eggs

Fremgangsmåte

SPECIAL NOTE:

1. Cook vinegar in large clay or ceramic pot. Do not use metal

pots.

2. Prepare vinegar with ginger 3-4 weeks in advance of due date.

3. Add pig feet 1-2 weeks before serving.

4. Add eggs one to two days before serving.

1. Combine the 2 types of vinegar in large clay pot.

2. Prepare ginger:

scrape away skin with spoon or butter knife

divide ginger into large pieces

cut each large piece into halves

pound each half with cleaver or rubber mallet

roast ginger halves in small portion in dry wok over high heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.

3. Add prepared ginger to vinegar in pot, bring to boil, then simmer for about 2 hrs until vinegar is thoroughly seeped into ginger. Ginger-vinegar concoction can be stored in clay pot at room temperature for weeks with weekly boiling.

4. Prepare pig feet one week prior to serving.

5. Prepare pig feet:

heat water to almost boiling, meanwhile

clean and rid pig feet of hair

cut into 2” x 3” pieces,

blanch in hot water, not boiling

take out immediately after stirring several rounds

rinse with water.

6. Add prepared pig feet to ginger-vinegar concoction, bring to boiling then medium low heat for 1/2 hour. Concoction of ginger-vinegar-pig feet can be kept in room temperature with boiling every 3 days. Occasional reboiling will enhance flavor. Or, the concoction can be kept in refrigerator.

7. Prepare eggs 2 days prior to serving:

boil eggs

shell eggs

add eggs to ginger-vinegar-pig-feet concoction.

8. Take out desired amount of ginger-vinegar-pig-feet-eggs concoction and reheat to serve (room temperature or warm).

Mindful Modifications

1. If weight gain is a concern, skim off the oil that floats on top of the dish and avoid eating the fatty part of the pig feet, especially its skin.

2. If the dish is too spicy, reduce the ginger, because, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, the ginger may have too much heat properties for one’s body.