Black Vinegar Trotters

• 1 pig 's trotter, 1.5kg - cut into serving pieces
• 1 11/16 cups black vinegar
• 2 1/8 cups water
• 7 ounces old ginger skinned and smashed lightly
• 2 1/16 cups brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 salt to taste

1. Method:BLANCH trotter pieces in boiling water. Remove and drain well. Heat 2 tbsp sesame oil and 1 tbsp cooking oil, fry ginger till golden brown and aromatic.
2. Dish out and transfer ginger into a claypot and add the black vinegar, water and brown sugar then bring to a boil.
3. Simmer for 30 minutes till ginger turns soft. Add the trotter and simmer till it is soft and tender.
4. Bring a steamer with water to a rolling boil. Place the deep dish with the bundle of herbal chicken to steam for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Top up the water in the steamer if necessary.
5. When done, remove dish, open up the bundle and serve hot.

trotter, black vinegar, water, ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, salt

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Black-Vinegar-Trotters-1649277 (may not work)