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chicken feet recipe

Chicken Feet

Here's a quick, easy and delicious chicken feet recipe.
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Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 32 chicken feet (about 2 pounds)
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup sake
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 6 large thin slices fresh ginger
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 dried hot chiles, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 pods star anise
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1 cup sliced scallions (1-inch pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons minced scallions, garnish
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted, garnish.

Instructions
 

  • Add the chicken feet, in batches if necessary, to a large pot of boiling and cook for approximately 30 seconds.
  • While you can add more than 1 chicken foot at a time, make sure not to overcrowd the pot.
  • Set each chicken foot on a plate to cool. Once cool enough to handle, begin peeling off the skin one foot at a time.
  • You may find it easier to peel the top layer of the nails first before removing the skin from the rest of the foot, but either way is fine. The goal is to remove the top layer of skin and nails.
  • Proceed to fully cut the nails off of each chicken foot at the first joint. The scaly skin and nails are unusable and should be discarded.
    You can clean the chicken feet up to a day prior to cooking. Just place them in the refrigerator until you are ready to proceed with the recipe.
  • Rub the cleaned chicken feet with kosher salt and let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Rinse the salted chicken feet under cold water.
  • Boil another pot of water, salt it generously, and add the chicken feet; blanch for 5 minutes and drain well.
  • Blanch chicken feet in a pot of water.
  • Place a 14-inch sauté pan over high heat. Add the chicken and dry-sear until lightly brown.
  • Dry-sear chicken feet in a pot.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, for about 10 minutes.
  • Add the remaining spicy chicken feet ingredients to the pot.
  • Uncover and simmer until the sauce has become thick and cooked down, tossing frequently to coat the feet as the sauce reduces.
  • Chicken feet cooking in the sauce
  • Garnish with minced scallions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve and enjoy.
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