Shank With Vinegar And Ginger Recipe

This Teochew-inspired dish is an ideal confinement diet, it enhances appetite and strengthens bones. For ordinary intake, black bean can be omitted.

Ingredients :

• 100g fried black beans
• 5 tbsp sesame oil
• 600g skinned old ginger
• 2kg shank (pork front leg)
• 350g sweet black vinegar
• 300g black vinegar
• 1 tbsp rock sugar
• 1 liter water
• 3 tbsp Chinese wine (Shao Xing wine)
  
  Seasoning :
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp chicken broth
• 5 tbsp soy sauce
• 1� tbsp thick soy sauce

Method :

1. Soak black beans for 2 hours, then cook until soften, set aside.
2. Cut ginger into pieces and smash, at the same time, blanch shank in boiling water.
3. Heat 5 tbsp sesame oil, saut� ginger until fragrant. Add in shank and fry till fragrant, add in water, vinegars, rock sugar, seasoning and black beans.
4. Shift to claypot, simmer for 40 minutes, then toss in wine before serving.