Sweet & Spicy Chicken Feet Recipe

Chicken feet are a part of the chicken that is cooked in China, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Jamaica, South Africa, Peru, Mexico, Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. After an outer layer of thin skin is removed, most of the edible tissue on the feet consists of skin and tendons, with no muscle. This gives the feet a distinct texture different from the rest of the chicken's meat. Being mostly skin, chicken feet are very gelatinous. (based in Wikipedia)

In the Philippines, Chicken Feet are being cooked in streets like a barbecue. You can find a lot of this stalls in busy streets in Manila. It also the No.1 Side Dish for Alcohol Drinker (Pulutan). But in this recipe I found, It cook with a twist and made it like your daily favorite dish. I hope you enjoy this recipe, especially those Alcohol Lover...

INGREDIENTS:

• 32 chicken feet (about 2 lbs.)
• 1/2 cup sake
• 1/3 cup water
• 6 large thin slices fresh ginger
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup Chinese yellow rock sugar (or 1/4 cup granulated sugar)
• 2 dried hot chiles, crushed
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 star anise buds
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup scallion cut in 1-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons minced scallion and 1t toasted sesame seeds for garnish

HOW TO COOK:


1. Rub chicken feet with kosher salt and let stand for 10 minutes, rinse in cold water.

2. Place feet into a pot of rapidly boiling salted water, blanch for 5 minutes and drain well. Chicken feet can be set aside and refrigerated for a day until you need to cook further.

3. Place a 14-inch saute pan over high heat. Add the chicken and dry-sear to lightly brown. Add the remaining ingredients (except the garnish) and bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, for about 10 minutes. Uncover, and simmer until pan is almost “dry,” tossing frequently to coat the feet as the sauce reduces.

4. Serve, garnishing with scallion shavings and toasted sesame seeds.





Source: gourmetfood.about.com
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