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.

Preparation

• Heat soya/palm oil in sautéing pan. Add in garlic. Brown a bit.
• Pour in chicken feet, scatter the salt, pepper, star anise and the OPTIONAL MSG. Tumble constantly until light brown.
• Transfer to suitable pressure cooker. Add in sesame oil, sili labuyo, sili pansigang, colored water and the 50ml. tap water.
• Cover and cook. When “whistling” starts set timer to 3 minutes. Done.
• Carefully subject cooker under running tap water to cool off. Retrieve feet in a suitable server and scoop up the yummy sauce on a separate bowl.
• Serve. Enjoy. Use of chopsticks will add to your family’s excitement.

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