1. Ingredients to make fake dog meat stew with Northern style

1kg pig's feet
200g lemongrass
100g turmeric
90g shallots
70g shrimp paste
60g green beans
1/3 bowl of rice
150g galangal
A few sprigs of basil

2. How to make fake dog meat stew with Northern style

Step 1: Prepare ingredients

With pig's feet, you shave off the hair and wash it with water. Then, grill it over fire or use a blowtorch to lightly heat it. This step helps the pig's feet become crispy, soft and no longer have an unpleasant smell.

Next, use a knife to scrape off the dust on the outside of the pig skin, then chop the ham into bite-sized pieces (about half a hand thick) and then wash them again.

Next, peel the shallots and lemongrass, wash them, and slice them into small pieces. Peel the ginger and turmeric, wash them, and slice them into small pieces. Peel the galangal, wash them, and slice them.

Next, put turmeric and sliced ​​galangal into a mortar and pound until smooth. Wash and chop basil.

Step 2: Marinate the pork leg

Put the prepared pork leg into the pot, add the galangal, crushed turmeric, half the chopped shallots, shrimp paste, fermented rice, MSG, cooking oil and a little white wine and mix well. Marinate for 20-30 minutes to absorb the spices.

Step 3: Cook fake dog meat

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Delicious braised pig's feet with fake dog meat. Photo: Bachhoaxanh

Place the pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to heat, then add the remaining shallots and saute until fragrant, add the marinated pork leg and stir-fry until cooked.

Next, add water and mung beans to the pot and boil over high heat. Simmer until the mung beans are fully expanded, the pig's feet are soft, and the water in the pot thickens. Season to taste and turn off the heat.

Step 4: Finish

Scoop the cooked pig's feet into a bowl, sprinkle some basil on top to enhance the flavor and make it look nice, then enjoy.

3. Some notes

To make delicious fake dog meat stew, you should buy the front pig's leg, because the front leg works a lot so the meat is thinner, softer, sweeter and has more tendons than the back leg.

Good ham hocks are usually firm, elastic, with even meat fibers and intact nails that have not fallen off.

You should buy pig's feet that are bright pink and have no unusual odor. Avoid buying pig's feet that are waterlogged inside, have a membrane on the outside, have yellow liquid when cut, and have white bumps on the meat because this could be a pig infected with tapeworm, which is very dangerous if eaten.

You should buy young galangal and fresh turmeric and pound them yourself to get aromatic essential oils. The fake dog meat will taste better. You should not buy pre-ground galangal from the market because the quality is not guaranteed.

Homemade fermented rice has a mild sour taste and is used to cook fake dog meat to help balance the fat of the pig's trotters. You should not buy ready-made fermented rice of unknown origin because it may be porridge mixed with acid to make it sour quickly, and when cooked fake dog meat will have an astringent taste.

Fake dog meat needs to be marinated carefully to have rich flavor and aroma. If marinated carelessly, it will be bland and less delicious.

The finished product requires each piece of fake dog meat to have an attractive golden brown color. When eaten, the skin is crispy on the outside, the meat is soft on the inside, the juice is golden, and the aroma of shrimp paste and galangal is strong.

The dish of fake dog trotters is delicious served with vermicelli or white rice. It is best to enjoy the dish while it is still hot to fully experience the flavor.

Above is how to make fake dog meat stew with Northern style. What are you waiting for? Go to the kitchen and make this dish to treat your whole family.

Good luck!

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