Braised pork trotters with red kidney beans

Overview

Red kidney beans are one of the most nutritious beans. They are rich in vitamins A, B, C and E. They are also rich in antioxidants, protein, dietary fiber, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and other nutrients. They have the effects of nourishing blood and qi, improving immunity, lowering blood sugar and quenching thirst, and resisting aging and radiation. Pig's trotters are rich in protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins A, B, C, E, etc., which are beneficial to the prevention and treatment of beriberi, arthritis, anemia, senile osteoporosis and other diseases. However, pig's trotters are a high-fat and high-cholesterol food. People with arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease and obesity should not eat more.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• lunch
• dinner
• cornstarch
• garlic
• oil
• onions
• pig's trotters
• red kidney beans
• sugar
• fermented bean curd
• ginger
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Soak red kidney beans for several hours in advance

   

2. 2 After the water in the pot boils, add the pig's trotters and blanch them.

   

3. 3 Then rinse with running water

   

4. 4 Heat oil in a pan

   

5. 5 Add ginger and garlic.

   

6. 6 Add the pig trotters.

   

7. 7 Add salt and sugar, stir-fry a few times

   

8. 8 Add red kidney beans and stir-fry

   

9. 9 Add fermented bean curd

   

10. 10 Add water and cover the pot. Simmer for about an hour and a half, stirring during this period to avoid burning the bottom

    

11. 11 Finally, add cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce, then add chopped green onion