Spicy Pig's Tongues Recipe
 Chinese New Year Cuisines

Ingredients:

2
2

5 slices
1 tbsp
3 slices
2 sprigs

Spicy sauce seasoning:
3


1/2 tsp
1
2 pieces
5 cups
1/2 cup
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
2 tbsp

 

tongues
eggs
few leaves of lettuce
carrot
Chinese rose wine
ginger
spring onion

star aniseed
pinch of brown peppercorn
pinch of thyme
clove
small piece tangerine peel
licorice
water
light soy sauce
dark soy sauce
rock sugar
rice wine

Method:

1. Place thyme and cove in a muslin bag and tighten. Cook in 5 cups of water for 30 minutes. Remove muslin bag. Add the remaining spicy sauce seasoning and bring to a boil.

2. Wash, pat dry and shred lettuce. Place on serving plate. Boil shell and shred eggs. Arrange on centre of plate.

3. Parboil pigs' tongues for a while. Dish up and remove outer tissues. Then parboil for 10 minutes with ginger and spring onion. Remove and skin with Chinese rose wine. Leave for a while. Simmer pig's tongues in spicy sauce for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and bake for 20 minutes. Cool, slice and place pigs' tongues on lettuce. Garnish with carrot, top with egg shreds. Serve.