Pig's Trotter Vinegar

Ingredients

0.8-1kg ginger

1 bottle of sweet rice vinegar

1-1.5 bottles of water

1kg pig's trotter (or different cuts of meat)

0.5 tsp salt

2-2.5 tbsp light soya sauce

Sesame sauce

250g rock sugar

1) blanche ginger and pork separately.  Drain dry.

2) Heat vegtable oil & sesame oil

3) Fry ginger till fragrant

4) Add vinegar, soya sauce, salt and sugar and simmer for 1 hour

5) add pork and simmer for 1-1.5 hours till pork is tender

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Lemon Blueberry Muffin recipe

Recipe from Bob the Baker Boy IG

Makes 16 muffins

205g melted butter

200g caster sugar (reduced to 180g)

2 large eggs

160g milk

265g cake flour

3tsp baking powder

1 lemon (juice & zest)

Pinch of salt

90 pieces of blueberry (used frozen ones and increased baking time to 35min)

1) pre-heat oven @ 190 degrees

2) melt butter over stove until just bubbly 

3) add butter to sugar and beat on Low until dissolved

4) add 1/3 milk, mix till incorporated; then 1/3  eggs and mix; then 1/3 flour and mix

5) repeat and mix until no lumps

6) add lemon juice and zest

7) use 12-muffin tin.  Line and fill 2/3 with batter and blueberry

8) Bake in preheated oven at 190 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until top is brown

9)  cool from 10 minutes before serving

10) batter can be kept in fridge for 2 days

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