Dongpo Pig knuckle

　　Dongpo Pig knuckle is a traditional dish made by the wife of Su, Dongpo, Because Su, dongpo loved this dish so much, thus got the name. Dongpo Pig knuckle bears the feature of fatty, but not greasy, tender but not rotten with best color, flavor and shape. It is named as food for beauty, foreigners ate it and felt its delicious and named as the world well-known cuisine.

　　Dongpo Pig knuckle had bright red color, crispy and tender, dotted with green cabbage, the color is so nice, rich but not oily, fatty but not greasy, is the best salty and fresh cuisine.

　　Dongpo Pig knuckle is quite choosy, only take pork knuckle with thick skin, more tendon, heavy gum, more lean meat, usually cooked with skin. One key point is to wipe off oil and color the knuckle. The washed knuckle needed to be roasted above fire for black color, then put into hot water for wiping off the dark skin, then soaked in sugar water for color, after fried, added soup with seasonings, simmer by fire, when the soup began to dry and the meat is tender and crispy, finally take the knuckle out and take off the bone. It is well-done.

　　The best Dongpo Pig knuckle should be kept intact even after taking off the bones. If it is over-cooked, it is not kept intact at the same time too greasy and the lean meat is not tender too.

　　Dongpo Pig knuckle is though fat, but not greasy. When it is roasted on fire, some oil had been wiped off. The second is after the color, it is fried for wiping off more oil. The third is in cooking, the oil has been melt into the water. So even you are losing weight, you still can taste the dish.

　　When it is served, there are two types. One is clear-soup type. Once it is done, put into bowl, filled with chicken soup, added with salt and onion. The better way is to be served with additional bowl with sauce, dipped into sauce and made the dish more flesh. The second way is by seasonings. The steamed knuckle is pouring with seasonings. Dongpo Knuckle cooked by Meishan is quite famous with 17 seasonings for catering to the taste of both domestic and overseas from north, west, east, and south.

　　Knuckle has a rich nutrition with more protein. It contains most collage, the same as pork skin, can make the skin plump, smooth and without wrinkles . It can strengthen the body too. People love to eat it.