1kg Pig trotter (cut into 5cm by 5cm cubes)
- half a bowl of old ginger (cut into 3cm by 3cm cubes, smashed lightly)
- half a bowl of young ginger (same as old ginger)
- 5 large slices of old ginger
- 1 small bottle of sweet black vinegar (stated 375ml on the label)
- 5 tbsp of sour black vinegar
- 2 tbsp of sesame oil
- 3 tbsp of brown sugar
- 500ml boiling water
- 8 hard boiled eggs (optional)
Method:
1. Boil a large pot of water and put in the 5 slices of ginger. Boil rinsed pork trotters in it for abt 5-10mins til the scums come out. Rinse well with tap water.
2. Heat up wok, stir fry old and young ginger cubes in sesame oil til they become "dry".
3. Put in trotters and brown sugar, stirfry til fragrance. Takes abt 3-5mins.
4. Put trotters into a pot of boiling water (500ml), add in both sweet and sour vinegar.
5. Cook in medium-high heat for abt 15mins, here u may try the sauce, u may add more vinegar depends on ur personal preference.
6. Simmer in medium-high for another 15mins, then add in hard boiled eggs.
7. Turn down heat, simmer in low heat for at least 2 hours. I simmered mine a total of 2.5hours. Done!
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