Grilled Pigs' Trotters Recipe

(Chan Mong Lon Nuong)

Ingredients : Serves 4

4 tablespoons

5 cm

4 cloves

2 large

2 teaspoons

15 ml

30 ml

1 kg

Fermented black beans, soaked in cold water

for 6 minutes and drained

Root ginger, peeled and chopped

Garlic, chopped

Red chili peppers, chopped

Brown sugar

Nuoc Mam sauce

Lemon juice

Peanut oil

Water

Pigs' trotters, washed,

blanched and chopped into 4-5cm

Method :

Put all the ingredients except the trotters into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Empty into a large bowl and add the trotters. Mix until the trotters are thoroughly coated and leave in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, overnight if possible.
Put the trotters in a dish that will fit the steamer and stream for 1 1/2 hours or until the trotters are tender.
Drain the meat and reserve the cooking juice. Grill the trotters until they are just crisp on the outside, brushing the reserved cooking juice.