Chinese pig ears salad is spicy, crispy, and tasty. It is made with boiled strips of pig ears coupled with a spicy flavorful sauce. It may not be for everyone, but it is a dish worth trying for all adventurous foodies.
What Is Chinese Pig Ears Salad?
Pig ears are not a common or appetizing ingredient for some people. It is hit or miss, either you will love or hate it. Some people love it for its soft and slightly crisp texture.
In this recipe, pig ears are incorporated as a salad. First, the ears are boiled with ginger, scallion, and gardenia fruit to improve the taste. Then, the spicy sauce is tossed all over to absorb its flavor.
The sauce is a mix of spices and seasonings, such as chopped garlic, green onions, chili powder, and cumin, among other things. As a final touch, it gets its refreshing taste from chopped cucumbers, onions, coriander, and peanuts. Have Chinese pig ears salad as a snack or side dish.
Ingredients And Kitchenware To Make Chinese Pig Ears Salad
To make it easier to clean the pig ears, you will need a lighter or kitchen gas lighter. Burning the ears helps remove the dirt and hair. You will also need a knife to scrub off the dirt, a cooking pot, and a mixing bowl.
Kitchenware
- Lighter
- Knife
- Heat-resistant bowl
- Salad bowl
Ingredients
- 1 kg of pig ears
- 3 slices of ginger
- 5g of chopped scallions
- 4 pieces of gardenia fruit(option)
- Salad dressing:
- 1 tbsp of chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp of bird’s eye chili
- 1 tbsp of chopped green onions
- 1 tbsp of chili powder
- 1 tsp of cumin powder
- A drizzle of hot oil
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of chicken bouillon
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 1 tbsp of light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
- 20g of cucumber (thinly sliced)
- 20g of onion (thinly sliced)
- 10g of coriander
- 50gpeanuts
Steps To Make Chinese Pig Ears Salad
Watch my 50-second tutorial guide on Instagram or TikTok to learn how I did the recipe. Basically, the recipe starts with cleaning, chopping, and boiling the ears with seasonings. Then, mix in the sauce for flavor and add-on ingredients for texture.
What do you think of this salad recipe? Share your thoughts and recommendations in the comments section below. If you are a salad lover, try my Hot & Crispy Bitter Melon Salad recipe as well.
Shave off the excess hair of the ears. Use a lighter to remove hair and dirt.
Using a small knife, scrub any remaining dirt.
Clean and rinse very well with water.
Then, boil the pig ears with ginger slices, chopped scallions, and gardenia fruits for 20 minutes. Cover with a lid.
Next, transfer the pig ears to a bowl of cold water. This helps cool it down and make it firm.
Cut into small strips and set aside.
Prepare the sauce in a bowl. Add chopped garlic, bird’s eye chili, chopped green onions, chili powder, cumin powder, and hot oil. Drizzle the hot oil over the sauce mixture, let it sizzle, and mix well.
Afterward, mix in salt, chicken bouillon, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Chinese black vinegar, and oyster sauce. Stir well.
Place the chopped pig ears in a salad bowl and pour the sauce. Mix the sauce until evenly distributed.
Assemble with slices of cucumber, onion, coriander, and peanuts.
Mix well and enjoy it cold or hot as a snack or light meal. Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
Spicy Chinese Pig Ears Salad
Equipment
- Lighter
- Knife
- Heat-resistant bowl
- Salad bowl
Ingredients
- 1 kg of pig ears
- 3 slices of ginger
- 5 g of chopped scallions
- 4 pieces of gardenia fruit option
Salad dressing:
- 1 tbsp of chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp of bird's eye chili
- 1 tbsp of chopped green onions
- 1 tbsp of chili powder
- 1 tsp of cumin powder
- A drizzle of hot oil
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of chicken bouillon
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 1 tbsp of light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
Garnish
- 20 g of cucumber thinly sliced
- 10 g of coriander
- 50 gpeanuts
- 20 g of onion thinly sliced
Instructions
- Shave off the excess hair of the ears. Use a lighter to remove hair and dirt.
- Using a small knife, scrub any remaining dirt.
- Clean and rinse very well with water.
- Then, boil the pig ears with ginger slices, chopped scallions, and gardenia fruits for 20 minutes. Cover with a lid.
- Next, transfer the pig ears to a bowl of cold water. This helps cool it down and make it firm.
- Cut into small strips and set aside.
- Prepare the sauce in a bowl. Add chopped garlic, bird's eye chili, chopped green onions, chili powder, cumin powder, and hot oil. Drizzle the hot oil over the sauce mixture, let it sizzle, and mix well.
- Afterward, mix in salt, chicken bouillon, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Chinese black vinegar, and oyster sauce. Stir well.
- Place the chopped pig ears in a salad bowl and pour the sauce. Mix the sauce until evenly distributed.
- Assemble with slices of cucumber, onion, coriander, and peanuts.
- Mix well and enjoy it cold or hot as a snack or light meal. Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
