Chicken feet are a common home-cooked dish in China. It has a mellow aroma, an attractive color, and a very delicious taste. And it is rich in glutamic acid, collagen, and calcium. Eating it can not only soften blood vessels but also has a cosmetic effect, which makes many people like to taste.
The chicken feet are also called “chicken’s paw”, “chicken’s claw” and “phoenix foot”. It has more skins, ribs, and gums. It is often used in soups and also suitable for making marinades and sauces. Such as marinated chicken feet and sauce chicken feet. Some of the more fat chicken feet can also be cooked and mixed with food.
In the foodie’s recipes, the chicken feet are called the Phoenix foot. In the south, the chicken feet are a top-grade dish, and the cooking method is more complicated. With the variety of cooking methods, this variety of dishes is popular in China.
How to prepare chicken feet?
1. Cleaning: The chicken feet have a smell of earthworm and need to be rinsed. However, during the rinsing process, it is important to remove the small yellow sputum from the palm and remove the yellow “coat” remaining on the chicken claws. Cut the claws off and any dirty part on the chicken feet. This is very important! Rinsing the chicken feet and soaked them. When soaking, it is best to put it in the water with some onion ginger and cooking wine, soak it for 3~4 hours.
Bring enough water in a wok, add the chicken feet and cook it under high heat until boiling. Continue to cook for 3 minutes. Dump water and transfer chicken feet in a basin, and then rinse with running water and drain completely.
2. Since soy sauce is salty, you can choose whether to add salt or not.
3. The taste of the chicken feet can be adjusted according to your preference. If you like to eat chewy, cook it for a short time.
How to eat chicken feet?
You will need to utilize chopsticks or your hands to eat chicken feet as they give you a decent grasp.
The standard guideline is: Anything, except the bones and nails, is consumable.
So now, prepare to dive in:
• Get a decent grasp of the foot.
• Begin by gnawing off the toes between the joints, one toe at any given moment.
• While having the joint(s) in your mouth, bite off the skin and suck at the bone (remember to enjoy the yummy sauce at the same time).
• At that point spit the bone(s) out.
• Rehash the above on the rest of the toes/joints.
• Presently you can proceed onward to that little cushion on the foot, the ‘fleshiest’ part. Much the same as how you work the joints, bite off the skin and draw all the ligament off the bone. Experienced chicken feet eaters may pop the entire thing in their mouth, however, it’s alright to simply chew on it until all the skin and ligament are eaten up.
• On the off chance that your chicken feet accompany a touch of the leg, simply nibble and bite on it until just a bone is left.
Presently you can consider yourself a chicken feet master!
If you have chicken feet at a Chinese restaurant, I propose that you can utilize the chopsticks in a single hand (your overwhelming hand) to snatch the foot and hold a Chinese spoon in the other hand to spit the bones into. As you are regularly given a little bowl and plate at diminishing whole eateries, you can carefully dispose of the bones from your Chinese spoon onto the little plate. You can even attempt to keep the bones far out from your diminish aggregate organization by tucking them behind your bowl. In any case, in case you’re devouring numerous chicken feet, don’t stress a lot over concealing the bones as that little bowl will battle to shroud them all.
How to cook chicken feet
Chicken Feet Recipe:
INGREDIENTS
• 750g chicken feet
• 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine
• 2 star anises
• 2 small cinnamons
• 2 fragrant leaves
• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns, black seeds removed then ground
• 10g rock sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon the thirteen kinds of spices
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut the claws off and any dirty part on the chicken feet. Then wash it several times, and then soak in the water for half an hour.
2. Bring enough water in a wok, add the chicken feet and cook it under high heat until boiling. Continue to cook for 3 minutes. Dump water and transfer chicken feet in a basin, and then rinse with running water and drain completely.
3. Pour the chicken feet and the clean water just enough to cover the chicken feet in a wok and cook until boiling.
4. Add ginger, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and cooking wine in the wok and mix well.
5. Add arise, fragrant leaves, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, rock sugar, and the thirteen kinds of spices in the wok. Cook it until boiling. Reduce the fire and continue to cook for 80 minutes. Then cook it under high heat until the sauce has thickened. Transfer it on a plate. Serve.
CHICKEN FEET
Ingredients
- 750g chicken feet
- 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 2 star anises
- 2 small cinnamons
- 2 fragrant leaves
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns black seeds removed then ground
- 10g rock sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon the thirteen kinds of spices
Instructions
- Cut the claws off and any dirty part on the chicken feet. Then wash it several times, and then soak in the water for half an hour.
- Bring enough water in a wok, add the chicken feet and cook it under high heat until boiling. Continue to cook for 3 minutes. Dump water and transfer chicken feet in a basin, and then rinse with running water and drain completely.
- Pour the chicken feet and the clean water just enough to cover the chicken feet in a wok and cook until boiling.
- Add ginger, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and cooking wine in the wok and mix well.
- Add arise, fragrant leaves, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, rock sugar, and the thirteen kinds of spices in the wok. Cook it until boiling. Reduce the fire and continue to cook for 80 minutes. Then cook it under high heat until the sauce has thickened. Transfer it on a plate. Serve.
This is a go-to recipe for me! I always have the ingredients on hand, and it’s so quick to prepare!
Thank you. Enjoy your cooking time.
Oh goodness! These look perfect!! I’m always a sucker for a chicken feet;)
Thank you! I love chicken feet too, I always enjoy it on weekend night when watching TV.
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Thank you. Ollie. Enjoy your cooking time.
I have never tasted Chinese food this tasty before!! I definitely going to cook this a lot more.
OMG Fantastic!! I did add a little rosemary. But hubby who hates chicken loved it. PS. I used scissors to clip the toes. Thanks so much love love love this!!
One word: YUM! Your recipe is great!