Pigs' trotters with ginger and vinegar
Pigs' trotters with ginger and vinegar, Last year, I posted a recipe for Pig's trotters with vinegar which I got by interrogating my MIL for her secret recipe. I never cooked this traditional Cantonese food myself because MIL made the pig's trotters often. There was usually a pot of it on the back burner. Sadly, MIL passed away last month and in, the process of clearing out her kitchen, I found half a dozen bottles of the special vinegar she used. I decided I would replicate her recipe. Then I unearthed a twenty year old slow cooker, unused, in its original box. I am a fan of the pressure cooker and never cooked with a crock pot. But the pig's trotters have to be simmered for hours and it seemed a good idea to use a slow cooker. I discovered that the slow cooker is the perfect pot for cooking pig's trotters. Just plug it in and let it cook all day long. The pork skin becomes soft and tender and the bones have fallen off. There is nothing to do on...