How to remove the fishy smell of peanut pig's trotter soup? What to do if the peanut pig's trotter soup has a fishy smell

We all know that peanut pig's trotter soup is a popular nourishing soup. It has many ways to make it. It tastes delicious and fragrant. Eating it in moderation is good for the body. Many people like to drink peanut pig's trotter soup, especially female friends. So how to remove the fishy smell of peanut pig's trotter soup? Let's take a closer look!

How to remove the fishy smell of peanut pig's trotter soup

The original flavor of pig's trotter peanut soup is what you want to drink. If the pig's trotter has a slight odor, it will cover the original flavor and eventually ruin the soup. Therefore, it is an important step to remove the fishy smell of the pig's trotter before making the soup. There are four ways to remove the fishy smell:

1. Fire

There are many fine hairs on the surface of fresh pig's trotters. The best way to remove them is to burn them with fire. Burning can not only remove the fine hairs, but also remove the odor of the skin under high temperature. Use a blowtorch or put it on a gas stove to burn it until it is charred, then soak it in warm water for 30 minutes. After it is softened, use a steel wool to brush off the black charcoal on the surface. This is one of the ways to remove the fishy smell of pig's trotters.

2. Wash with white vinegar

After the pig's trotters have been burned, they should be cleaned and chopped into small pieces. Then, an appropriate amount of white vinegar and salt (no water is needed) should be added to the trotters. Then, they should be scrubbed with hands for two minutes, and then rinsed with clean water. This is one of the ways to remove the fishy smell from the trotters. - (white vinegar and salt can remove the odor and mucus in the trotters)

3. Soak in clean water

The blood in the pig's trotters is one of the sources of the fishy smell. As long as the blood is removed, some of the fishy smell can be removed. Soak the chopped pig's trotters in clean water for 60 minutes, changing the water twice in the middle until the soaking water becomes clear. This is also one of the ways to remove the fishy smell of pig's trotters.

4. Blanch the pig’s trotters

The purpose of blanching pig's trotters is to remove the blood remaining in the meat and the dirt adhering to the surface of the trotters. This step is an indispensable process, and it is also one of the ways to remove the fishy smell of pig's trotters. When blanching pig's trotters, put them in cold water, add ginger and cooking wine to the pot, boil them together, and then cook for two minutes before taking them out. The blood in the trotters will slowly drain out as the temperature rises. At this time, a lot of floating residue will float in the pot. After taking the trotters out, wash the floating residue on the surface of the trotters with clean water.

As long as you process the pig's trotters according to the above method to remove the fishy smell, the odor of the pig's trotters will be completely removed. The soup cooked in this way will not have any odor, and what you drink is the real original peanut pig's trotter soup.

How to make peanut pig's trotter soup

1. First, prepare the ingredients and condiments for making this soup, mainly pig's trotters, peanuts, ginger, cooking wine, and salt.

2. Next, put the prepared peanuts into a container, rinse them with clean water and soak them for half an hour.

3. Remove the hair, scrape the skin and chop the pig's trotters into small pieces. Boil water in a pot. After the water boils, pour the pig's trotter pieces into the pot and blanch them for 3 minutes to remove the blood foam. Remove them and wash them clean.

4. Add appropriate amount of water to the soup pot to cover the pig's trotters, bring to a boil over high heat, then add peanuts, ginger, and cooking wine, turn to low heat and simmer for about 2-3 hours. Add appropriate amount of salt and stir evenly before serving, then turn off the heat and serve.

5. The pot used for stewing at the end can be an iron pot. If you don’t like the taste of an iron pot, you can use a casserole to cook the soup.

What are the special features of peanut pig's trotter soup

Because of the special nature of pig's trotters, we should emphasize the three main points of pig's trotter peanut soup:

1. Because pig's trotters have a strong fishy smell, you should choose fresh ones when purchasing. The taste of the broth made from frozen pig's trotters will be greatly reduced, let alone not having a strong fishy smell.

2. There are a lot of stray hairs on pig's trotters, which is troublesome to handle, but this step is very critical. It is recommended to ask the chef to burn off the stray hairs with fire when purchasing, and burn it deeper. After returning home, you can use a knife to scrape the burned areas clean. At this time, half of the fishy smell has been removed, and the only two steps left are marinating and blanching.

3. The pig trotter peanut soup is delicious, and the importance of peanuts cannot be ignored. Peanuts need to be soaked in advance for at least half a day, so that the broth made from peanuts will be crispy, fragrant and soft.