Chinese-style pig ears

4 servings

30 minutes

The recipe was shared with us by the chef of the restaurant "Chinese News" Ruslan Magomedsharipov.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 330.7
• Proteins: 28.2g
• Fats: 14.9g
• Carbohydrates: 23.9g

Ingredients

• Pig's ear: 4 pc
• Onion: 1 head
• Ginger: 40 g
• Garlic: 7 clove
• Vinegar 9%: 30 ml
• Vegetable oil: 50 ml
• Cinnamon sticks: 5 pc
• Anise (star anise): 5 pc
• Bay leaf: 1 pc
• Dark soy sauce: 100 ml
• Coriander: 1 bunch
• Leek: 2 pc
• Cucumbers: 200 g
• Chili pepper: 1 pc
• Soy sauce: 15 ml
• Sesame oil: 15 ml
• Red rice vinegar: 15 ml
• Sichuan chili oil: 5 ml
• Sugar: to taste
• Monosodium glutamate: pinch
• Ground coriander: to taste
• Salt: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Burn the pig ears with a torch to remove the hairs.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pig's ear: 4 pieces

2. Peel and chop the onion coarsely. Wash the ginger and slice it into large pieces without peeling. Cut 6 cloves of garlic in half. Wash the leek (1 piece) and slice it into thick rings along with the green part.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 head
   • Ginger: 40 g
   • Garlic: 7 cloves
   • Leek: 2 pieces

3. In a large pot, boil 5 liters of water and add vinegar. Blanch the ears in the vinegar water for 30-40 seconds, then remove them from the water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vinegar 9%: 30 ml

4. In a clean pot, heat vegetable oil and fry the vegetables until golden brown.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 50 ml

5. Pour 5 liters of water into the pot, add dark soy sauce, and bring to a boil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dark soy sauce: 100 ml

6. Burn cinnamon, star anise, and bay leaf with a torch to release the aromas. Add them to the boiling marinade along with the pig ears. Lower the heat and simmer for 2–2.5 hours.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cinnamon sticks: 5 piece
   • Anise (star anise): 5 piece
   • Bay leaf: 1 piece
   • Pig's ear: 4 pieces

7. About 20 minutes before it's ready, tear cilantro into the pot, leaving a couple of sprigs for garnish.

   Required ingredients:

   • Coriander: 1 bunch

8. Place the finished ears on parchment to let them cool and dry completely.

9. Cut the white part of the leek and cucumbers into thin strips, and the chili into thin rings.

   Required ingredients:

   • Leek: 2 pieces
   • Cucumbers: 200 g
   • Chili pepper: 1 piece

10. Cut off the ear shells, they are hard and not suitable for this recipe. Slice the ears into thin strips.

11. In a large bowl, mix ears with cucumber, leek, and chili.

    Required ingredients:

    • Pig's ear: 4 pieces
    • Cucumbers: 200 g
    • Leek: 2 pieces
    • Chili pepper: 1 piece

12. Add rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili oil, minced garlic, sugar, MSG, salt and ground coriander. Mix well and let sit for 10-15 minutes.

    Required ingredients:

    • Red rice vinegar: 15 ml
    • Soy sauce: 15 ml
    • Sesame oil: 15 ml
    • Sichuan chili oil: 5 ml
    • Garlic: 7 cloves
    • Sugar:  to taste
    • Monosodium glutamate:  pinch
    • Ground coriander:  to taste
    • Salt:  to taste

13. Place the ears on a plate, garnish with cilantro leaves, and serve.

    Required ingredients:

    • Coriander: 1 bunch