Super delicious sweet, sour and spicy chicken feet salad, a new Chinese star snack.

This has been popular in China for a while, especially in this summer among the World Cup. We eat lots of this chicken feet salad when watching the games.  I understand that most of you do not like meat with bones especially chicken feet.Chicken feet is quite expensive in China comparing with other parts of chicken. But it is the most popular snack ingredient in China. First of all, it is so yummy and worthy trying.  And secondly, eating chicken feet is quite time consuming and reduce your intake in a certain time. So no worries about the weight.  I have already posted a braised chicken feet and it got great feedbacks. So be brave and try at once.

Cook’s Note

1. Adjusting the cooking time of the chicken feet can changing the softness. But do not overcook the chicken feet, otherwise the shape will be destroyed and the elastic texture disappears too.
2. Soak the chicken feet in iced water can help to tightened the skins and thus brings a better texture.

Ingredients

• 20 chicken feet
• 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine
• 1/2 tbsp. white rice vinegar

 Sauce

• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 1/3 cup black vinegar
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander stem
• 1 tbsp. chopped ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1/4 red onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 2 fresh Thai chili pepper, one red and one green
• 1/4 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn (optional)
• 1 passion fruit (optional)

Instructions

Cut the claws and then cut each chicken feet into 2 pieces.  Smaller pieces mean better flavors in shorter time.

In a deep pot with enough cold water, add chicken feet, cooking wine and rice vinegar. Bring the content to a boiling and then cook for 5-8 minutes (depending on how soft you want the chicken feet to be).

Once cooked, transfer out and clean with warm water (removing extra colloid) .Then pour in cold water to soak the chicken feet for 20 minutes. Soaking with cold water makes the chicken feet skin more elastic.

Add lemon slices, garlic, ginger, chili peppers, coriander steam, red onion.

Mix in soy sauce, black vinegar, sugar, Sichuan peppercorn, passion fruit. Combine well and covered and place in fridge. You can refer to a plastic bag  for this step.

Set aside in fridge overnight and serve with fresh coriander.

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Chicken Feet Salad

Prep Time

14 mins

Cook Time

12 hrs

Total Time

12 hrs 14 mins

 

Super easy and yummy chicken feet salad

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Chinese, Sichuan

Keyword: chicken, feet, sweet and sour

Servings: 3

Calories: 522 kcal

Author: Elaine

Ingredients

• 20 chicken feet
• 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine
• 1/2 tbsp. white rice vinegar

Sauce

• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 1/3 cup black vinegar
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander stem
• 1 tbsp. chopped ginger
• 2 garlic cloves ,smashed
• 1/4 red onion ,finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn.
• 1 passion fruit ,optional
• 2 fresh Thai chili pepper , one red and one green| cut into small circles

Instructions

1. Cut the claws and then cut each chicken feet into 2 pieces. Smaller pieces mean better flavors in shorter time.
2. In a deep pot with enough cold water, add chicken feet, cooking wine and rice vinegar. Bring the content to a boiling and then cook for 5-8 minutes (depending on how soft you want the chicken feet to be).
3. Once cooked, transfer out and clean with warm water (removing extra colloid) .Then pour in cold water to soak the chicken feet for 20 minutes. Soaking with cold water makes the chicken feet skin more elastic.
4. Add lemon slices, garlic, ginger, chili peppers, coriander steam, red onion.Mix in soy sauce, black vinegar, sugar, passion fruit and Sichuan peppercorn. Combine well and covered and place in fridge. You can refer to a plastic bag for this step.
5. Set aside in fridge overnight and serve with fresh coriander.

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Feet Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 522 Calories from Fat 243

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 27g 42%

Saturated Fat 7g 35%

Cholesterol 156mg 52%

Sodium 2296mg 96%

Potassium 321mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 25g 8%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 15g

Protein 41g 82%

Vitamin A 12.7%

Vitamin C 35.4%

Calcium 18.8%

Iron 18.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.