Traditional Chinese New Year's dish braised pork head

2025-03-01 14:59:37 1757

I like to eat pork head, that's an undeniable fact. When I was a child, I could only enjoy this kind of pork head meat during festivals or Chinese New Year. A big pig head was put in a big iron pot and the whole family came to help clean it up and stew it. Nowadays, living conditions have improved, and you can eat it anytime without having to cook it yourself. Moreover, the big iron pot at home has become history. A year ago, I saw a special offer for big pig heads in the supermarket, which gave me the idea of making my own braised pig heads. One pig head is only over 40 yuan, which is quite cost-effective, haha. It's great to make appetizers for Chinese New Year. The braised pork head has a light red color, clear and transparent texture, and a fragrant aroma. It is sticky but not greasy, which stimulates appetite.

Details of ingredients

Technique

difficultybeginner
workmanshiphalogen
tasteSauce aroma
timeThree hours

Steps to make Traditional Chinese New Year's dish braised pork head

1. Wash and tidy up pig heads neatly.
2. Prepare ingredients (Sichuan pepper, star anise, rock sugar, cinnamon, tangerine peel, nutmeg, fragrant leaves, scallions, ginger, garlic, red chili).
3. Prepare ingredients (Sichuan pepper, star anise, rock sugar, cinnamon, tangerine peel, nutmeg, fragrant leaves, scallions, ginger, garlic, red chili).
4.3 Cut the pig head into two pieces and place them separately in a pressure cooker, then add the ingredients.
5. Add salt, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, and monosodium glutamate.
6. After boiling on high heat, turn to low heat and marinate for one hour.