Vietnamese Trotter

Ingredients

1 trotter, approximately 900g-1kg, chopped into big chunky pieces
1.25 litres water

Dice:
2 tomatoes
1 onion
2 fresh red chillies

(A):
5 shallots, chopped
5 cloves garlic, chopped
3cm piece cinnamon stick
8 cloves
5 stalks lemon grass, bruised
4-5 tbsp oil

Sauce:
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp light soy sauce
60ml lime juice
A dash of monosodium glutamate

Method

Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté ingredients (a) until fragrant. Add in trotter and water. Bring to a simmering boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 40-50 minutes or until the meat is tender.

Add sauce ingredients, and the tomatoes, onion and chillies and continue to cook for a further 20-25 minutes until gravy turns thick. Transfer to a dish and serve immediately.

From Kuali.com