Pork Trotters in Red Sauce

Ingredients

• 3 lb Pork trotters (Rinsed; they may be cut into pieces or left whole.)
• Garlic (For cooking the trotters; quantity not specified.)
• Onion (For cooking the trotters; quantity not specified.)
• Bay leaves (For cooking the trotters; quantity not specified.)
• Salt (For cooking the trotters; quantity not specified.)
• Water (For cooking the trotters; quantity not specified.)
• 4 Tomatoes
• 0.5 Onion (For the sauce; cut into small pieces.)
• 0.5 Red bell pepper (Cut into small pieces.)
• Oil (A little, for frying the sauce ingredients and sautéing the onion; quantity not specified.)
• 2 Onions (Added to the sauce mixture; cut into small pieces according to the context.)
• 2 Huaque chiles
• Black pepper (A small handful; quantity not specified.)
• 1 Cinnamon (One small stick.)
• Oregano (A little; quantity not specified.)
• 1 diente Garlic
• 0.5 Onion (Cut into julienne strips, for sautéing; the sauce is added afterward.)
• Salt (A pinch for blending the sauce.)
• 2 cup Water (For blending the sauce.)
• Jalapeño chiles (Optional; the author omitted them this time. Quantity not specified.)

Steps

1. 1

   Rinse the pork trotters very well. If preferred, cut them into small pieces; they may also be left whole.

2. 2

   Place the trotters in a pressure cooker. Add garlic, onion, bay leaves, salt, and water, although the quantities of these ingredients are not specified.

3. 3

   Pressure-cook for about 33 minutes. Alternatively, cook them in a pot on the stovetop for one hour or until done.

4. 4

   While the trotters are cooking, cut the tomatoes, half an onion, and half a red bell pepper into small pieces.

5. 5

   Heat a little oil in a skillet and fry the tomatoes, half an onion, and the red bell pepper.

6. 6

   Add the two onions, two huaque chiles, a small handful of black pepper, the small cinnamon stick, a little oregano, and one garlic clove.

7. 7

   Let the mixture cook for about 7 minutes.

8. 8

   Meanwhile, cut half an onion into julienne strips. The author also mentions jalapeño chiles but says she omitted them this time; they may be added if desired.

9. 9

   When the tomatoes are cooked, transfer them along with the rest of the mixture to a blender. Add a pinch of salt and 2 cups of water.

10. 10

    Blend well until smooth, then set the sauce aside.

11. 11

    Heat a little oil in a skillet. Add the onion cut into julienne strips and sauté for about 3 minutes.

12. 12

    Add the reserved sauce to the skillet with the onion.

13. 13

    When the sauce comes to a boil, add the cooked pork trotters. The author notes that they may also be sautéed with the onion before adding the sauce.

14. 14

    Let the trotters simmer in the sauce for about 10 minutes so they absorb the flavor. Serve with rice and tortillas.

Notes

The quantities of the ingredients used to cook the trotters, as well as the oil and some seasonings, are not specified. The transcript first mentions half an onion and half a bell pepper for the sauce, but later says “we will add 2 onions” without clarifying whether these are additional or whether the quantity is being corrected; it is preserved as heard. The audio also mentions an onion cut into julienne strips, but it is unclear whether this is separate from the other quantities. Quantities for the rice and tortillas are not specified.

Nutrition per serving

• main course
• pork
• red sauce
• pressure cooking
• gluten-free
• home cooking