Pig Trotters in Tomato Sauce
This pork dish is my favorite. Only a handful of restaurants serve it and then it is not always available.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 kg pig trotters or pork belly, cut into large chunks
- 15 shallots
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp fermented and salted soy bean (taocho)
- 200 g red chili paste
- 1/2 cup cooking oil
- 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tbsp salt1 cup hot water
Instructions
- Blend shallots, garlic and taoco into thick paste in a blender.
- Heat cooking oil in a wok. Stir fry paste over high heat for 3-4 minutes, until the paste thickened.
- Add chili paste and stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Add tomato wedges and cook for another minute.
- Add chunks of meat into the wok.
- Season with dark soy sauce, sugar, and salt. Stir until combined.
- Cook over medium heat until boiling.
- Remove from wok and put into pot.
- Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes.
- Serve hot with steamed rice.