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Stories and practices about braised pork feet or wansan pig's trotters

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a rich merchant who was rich enough to rival the country, who had funded the construction of TuoguanQian Street to help Zhu Yuanzhang repair one-third of the Nanjing City Wall, and was later distributed to Yunnan, this rich merchant was Shen Wansan, and the origin of braised pig's feet was also called Wansan Pig's Trotter.

Because Shen Wansan's wealth caused Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction in many places, so the emperor wanted to complete Shen Wansan, so he solemnly set up a banquet for Shen Wansan, and informed Wansan that Wansan was giving a reward, and Shen Wansan was very happy after hearing it and went to the banquet as scheduled.

At the banquet, the emperor pointed to a dish and asked Wansan what kind of dish it was, Shen Wansan just wanted to say braised pig's feet, and thought about it wrong, the pig and Zhu Tongyin, is not eating the emperor's feet, must have offended the emperor, then there is no way to end, so he changed his mouth to call Wansan pig

Hoof, please taste the emperor, so that Shen Wansan resolved this exam question and escaped a disaster. Wansan Hoof is now also called Braised Pig's Trotter, and its reputation has been passed down to this day.

Wansan pig's trotters also have a saying that at that time, the pig's trotters could not be processed very well, very hard, every time they ate with a knife, and in front of the emperor is not able to move the knife and sharp tools, Shen Wansan came up with a way, the prepared pig's trotters were taken home and slowly stewed with a small fire until the pig's trotters were soft, and the emperor liked it after eating. Later generations felt that the name was awkward and changed it to braised pig's trotters.

The preparation and efficacy of braised pig's trotters are as follows

Blanch the pig's trotters, put ginger, shallots, carrot pieces and stew together in cold water until the meat can be easily poked in with chopsticks, leaving the soup

Heat the oil in the pot, put in the shallots, ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, pig's trotters, stir-fry together, light soy sauce to color, pour in the soup, add sugar, salt, chicken essence to taste, simmer it,

Braised pig's trotters are rich in a lot of collagen fats and carbohydrates, which have the effect of beauty and promoting intestinal peristalsis and cancer prevention

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