Pig's trotters chopped into chunks and braised in soy sauce, rock sugar and spices until the skin is soft, sticky and dark red. Mostly skin, tendon and bone, with little meat.
New mothers often eat red-braised pork trotters to replenish their strength.
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Slow-braised in soy sauce, rock sugar, and spices until the skin turns glossy red. Traditionally recommended to nursing mothers for its collagen content.