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Braised chicken feet in black bean sauce recipe
- Cuisine: Chinese
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This much-guarded recipe is one that many Cantonese chefs and cooks take to their graves. We’ve pieced together this recipe from a variety of sources.
The chicken feet are first deep-fried, then plunged into iced water to make them ‘puff up’. Then they’re braised to infuse flavour and achieve a succulent texture. For maximum flavour, marinate the chicken feet overnight.
Ingredients
1kg chicken feet*120g (⅓ cup) char siu sauce*
Peanut oil, to deep-fry, plus 2 tbs extra
125ml (½ cup) Chinese rice wine (shaoxing)*
2 star anise
4 spring onions, cut into thirds
3cm piece ginger, sliced
100g (⅓ cup) hot bean sauce*
1 tbs abalone sauce*
1 red bird’s-eye chilli, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
55g (¼ cup) white sugar
White pepper to taste
Preparation
Wash the chicken feet in a large bowl of salted water, removing any scaly yellow outer skin. Chop off the claws and discard, then place the chicken feet in a large bowl and marinate in char siu sauce for at least 3 hours or overnight. Drain the feet, then pat dry with paper towel.Fill a deep-fryer or large saucepan one-third full with oil and heat over medium heat to 180°C (or until a cube of bread turns golden in 10 seconds). Working in batches, gently drop chicken feet into oil and fry for 3 minutes or until golden. Remove with a slotted
spoon, drain on paper towel, then plunge into iced water for 2 hours or until ‘puffed up’.
Place 2L water, 80ml (⅓ cup) rice wine, star anise, spring onions, ginger and chicken feet in a large saucepan. Cover and bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and cook for 1½ hours or until tender. Strain chicken feet, reserving 125ml (½ cup) cooking liquid.
Meanwhile, in a wok, combine hot bean sauce, abalone sauce, chilli, garlic, extra 2 tbs oil, remaining 2 tbs rice wine, sugar and reserved cooking liquid, and season with white pepper. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to medium. Add chicken feet and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until chicken feet are warmed through and sauce has slightly thickened. Serve immediately or cool and reheat later in a steamer basket, if desired.
* Chicken feet are available from Asian butchers.
* Char sui sauce is made from hoi sin, sherry, honey and sugar. It is available from selected supermarkets or Asian food shops.
* Chinese rice wine (shaoxing) is available from Asian food shops; substitute dry sherry.
* Hot bean and alabone sauces are available from Asian food shops.
Photography by Alan Benson. Food Preparation and merchandising by Jerrie Lloyd.
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