Chinese-Style Pickled Chicken Feet
Are you a curious foodie looking for unconventional food? Try this pickled chicken feet dish that is blanched and marinated in a flavorful sauce. It is savory, tangy, and springy, a dish unlike any other.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken feet (with nails removed and cut in half)
- 20 g green onions
- 3 slice ginger
- 1 tbsp cooking wine
- A bowl of cold water
- 20 g minced garlic
- 20 g bird's eye chili
- 1 lemon (cut into slices)
- 20 g chopped onions
- 20 g fresh coriander
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp black vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- Salt (adjust to taste)
- white Sugar (adjust to taste)
- A sprinkle of sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Wash the chicken feet and remove its nails with a knife or kitchen shears.
- 2
Cut the feet in half.
- 3
In a cooking pot, add the sliced chicken feet, green onions, ginger, and a splash of cooking wine. This helps remove any fishy smell.
- 4
Cover the pot and boil the chicken feet for 15 minutes. You can tell the chicken feet are cooked when the color becomes flesh white and the skin is tender.
- 5
Transfer the boiled chicken feet to a bowl of cold water to make them extra firm.
- 6
Drain the water and add minced garlic, small chili pepper, lemon, chopped onions, and fresh coriander.
- 7
Then, mix in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, black vinegar, sesame oil, salt, and sugar. Adjust to taste.
- 8
Let the chicken feet marinate for at least two hours.
- 9
Before serving, sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.