How to remove the odor of pig's feet

Pig's feet are pig's trotters, which are a kind of food that the Han people prefer to eat. Its nutritional value is relatively high and it has certain beauty-enhancing effects. For breastfeeding women, it also has the effect of promoting lactation. Usually when we cook pig's trotters, if they are not cooked well, there will be a peculiar smell. If you want to remove this peculiar smell, you must understand some skills. Let's take a look at how to remove the peculiar smell of pig's feet.

How to remove the odor of pig feet

1. Roast the purchased pig's trotters over low heat on a gas stove until they turn white and slightly yellow, then soak them in light alkaline water for 15 minutes, and then rub them with a steel wool until they are white and clean. (Benefits: remove odor, remove hair, and make the skin taste better) Then blanch it in water (put the raw materials in clean water, boil it and then replace the water) and the initial processing on both sides (focus on removing odor) is completed. When cooking, ginger, peppercorns, aniseed, dried chilies, cooking wine and sugar all have the function of removing odors.

2. Skin and cut fresh hoof into pieces, put into a pot, add water and bring to a boil. Cook until all the blood from the hoof comes out, then take it out. You can use warm water to wash off the grease on it, but do not use cold water, as this will make it difficult to stew the hoof. Boil another pot of water, and when the water is hot, add a few slices of ginger and a few peppercorns. It is best to add a whole walnut, which will help it stew quickly and remove odors. Then put in the washed hoof. Boil the water over high heat for 10 minutes, then turn to low heat and simmer for an hour until it is cooked. It is absolutely delicious and has no odor.

The efficacy and function of pig's trotters

1. Beauty and skin care

Pig's trotters can beautify and nourish the skin because they are rich in collagen. Of course, it is not like what some people say, that eating collagen can replenish collagen. The collagen we eat will be broken down into amino acids and cannot directly replenish collagen.

2. Lactation

Postpartum women may suffer from insufficient qi and blood and may not be able to secrete milk immediately. In traditional Chinese medicine, pig's trotters have the effect of promoting lactation. As recorded in Sui Xi Ju Diet, pig's trotters can "replenish kidney essence and strengthen the waist and feet, nourish gastric juice to lubricate the skin, grow muscles to heal ulcers, help blood circulation to replenish milk, and are more nourishing than meat." Therefore, many women eat pig's trotter soup to promote lactation after giving birth.

3. Improve Sleep

Eating pig's trotters can calm the central nervous system, reduce the excitement when the central nervous system is overexcited, and improve neurasthenia, insomnia and anxiety. This is because pig's trotters are rich in collagen, which turns into a large amount of glycine after being digested and broken down by the digestive tract.

4. Relieve calf cramps, numbness, spasms

Because pig's trotters are rich in collagen, which is digested into glycine in the human body, and glycine can reduce the excitability of spinal motor nerves and interneurons, and can also adjust the normal functional activities of secondary neurons and produce positive effects. Therefore, eating pig's trotters can improve and relieve calf cramps, spasms, and numbness.