Braised Chicken Feet

Braised chicken feet. Adidas is the Pinoy coined name for chicken feet. It is a street food cooked as adobo and barbecued in sticks. It is as popular as the other chicken parts like isaw, tails, head ect. I like my chicken feet cooked dim sum style. Braised chicken feet with tausi is a very popular to Chinese dim sum. I know some do not fancy eating chicken feet but for those who have come to love this dish here is the recipe.

Ingredients:



1 kilo chicken feet
1/2 head garlic chopped
1/2 cup tausi, salted black beans
3-5 pcs. siling labuyo, chopped
2 pcs. chicken bullion cubes
1/2 cup oyster sauce
3/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp. sugar
salt
cooking oil

Cooking procedure:

Chop off nails and remove outer skin of each chicken feet. Wash thoroughly and drain. Marinate chicken feet in 1/2 cup of soy sauce for 30–40 minutes. In a wok deep fry chicken feet until golden brown in batches. Drain excess oil and soak fried chicken feet in a big bowl of cold water for 30-60 minutes or until they puff up. Drain soaked chicken feet in a colander. In same a wok suttee garlic, black beans and siling labuyo until fragrant. Add in the chicken feet and stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Add 1/4 cup soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar and continue to stir fry for another 1-2 minutes. Add in 4-6 cups of water and chicken bullion cubes, bring to a boil and simmer for 30-45 minutes or until chicken feet are tender and liquid turns thick and almost dry. Season with salt to taste as necessary. Serve hot.