Recipe Ingredient
- 1 trotter, approximately 900g-1kg, chopped into big chunky pieces
- 1.25 litres water
- Dice:
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 fresh red chillies
- (A):
- 5 shallots, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3cm piece cinnamon stick
- 8 cloves
- 5 stalks lemon grass, bruised
- 4-5 tbsp oil
- Sauce:
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 60ml lime juice
- A dash of monosodium glutamate
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté ingredients (a) until fragrant. Add in trotter and water. Bring to a simmering boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 40-50 minutes or until the meat is tender.
- Add sauce ingredients, and the tomatoes, onion and chillies and continue to cook for a further 20-25 minutes until gravy turns thick. Transfer to a dish and serve immediately.
