Chicken feet

Ingredients

• 1 kilo chicken feet (about 24-26 pieces), fully cleaned, toes and nails cut,
• 1 bulb small fresh garlic, cloves peeled and crushed
• 80 ml. soya or palm oil for sautéing
• 50 ml. sesame oil
• 3 grams salt
• 2 grams ground black pepper
• 6 pieces star anise
• 2 pieces finely chopped “sili labuyo” (bird’s eye chilies)
• 2 pieces chopped small “sili pansigang” (chili finger, banana chili)
• 100 grams achuete seeds soaked in150 grams tap water for 1 hour. Strained. Colored water set aside.
• OPTIONAL MSG…2 grams
• Water 50 ml.