Pig trotter aspic

 

Pig trotter aspic

Pig trotter aspic

 

The small organic dairy and pig farm nearby keeps all parts of the pig for sale, very rare. Bought some trotters to make this delicious collagen supplement.

1. Blanch trotters in boiling water for 10 minutes, scrape away any surface hair and marks.

2. Cover with water, season with salt, vinegar, sugar, rice wine and spices (star anise, clove, cardamom, ginger, Sichuan pepper, old mandarin peel, white pepper etc), simmer until soft, around 4 hours.

3. Transfer trotters to a flat bottom dish, remove bones and break into small pieces to cover the dish evenly.

4. Sieve out spices, reduce liquid to thicken, pour over trotters, cool at room temperature. Keep in fridge overnight, when firmly set, scrape away surface layer of fat for use in cooking.

 

Serve as such, or mix with cucumber cubes, season with a dressing of yogurt and mustard.