Korean Braised Pork Trotters
Quick answer
- Total time
- 145 min
- Level
- Hard
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Jokbal is Korean soy-braised pork trotters slow-cooked for over two hours in a broth of soy sauce, garlic, ginger, onion, green onion, and whole peppercorn.
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The trotters are blanched first to remove impurities, then simmered gently until the collagen-rich skin turns glossy and the meat becomes fork-tender. The long braise allows the soy seasoning to penetrate deep into the layered skin and meat, creating a rich, savory flavor throughout. Traditionally sliced while still warm for the softest texture, jokbal is served with salted shrimp dipping sauce or ssamjang, wrapped in lettuce leaves - a classic Korean late-night food and drinking accompaniment.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Heat
Soak 1400 g pig's trotters in cold water for 2 hours to remove blood.
Blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes to remove impurities, then drain.
- 2Heat
Put 2200 ml water, 180 g onion, 80 g green onion, 10 garlic cloves, 20 g ginger, and 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns in a pot and bring to a boil.
- 3Control
Add the blanched pork trotters and dissolve 180 ml soy sauce and 2 tablespoons sugar in the broth.
Cover and boil over high heat for 10 minutes.
- 4Control
Reduce to low heat and braise slowly for 1 hour 30 minutes.
When a skewer slides in easily the trotters are done.
- 5Prep
Remove trotters and when cool enough to handle, debone by hand and slice into serving pieces.
- 6Finish
Strain the remaining broth and reduce it over medium heat into a sauce.
Spoon it evenly over the sliced pork trotters and serve.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Jokbal renders collagen-rich pork trotters into a sticky, mahogany glaze after a long soy braise.
- Finish cue
- When a skewer slides in easily the trotters are done.
Cooking decision evidence
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145min, 9 ingredients
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45min, 8 ingredients
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