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| Jokbal |
The sliced jokbal, a popular dish for anju in South Korea |
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Jokbal is a Korean dish consisting of pigs' feet cooked with soy sauce and spices.
[edit] Preparation
At first, fur is removed from pigs' feet and washed thoroughly. Then plenty of water is poured into the pot and leek, garlic, ginger, and cheongju (rice wine) are boiled together. Then pigs' feet are put into the pot and boiled on a high heat and then medium heat once the feet becomes tender. Then additional water, sugar and soy sauce are poured into the pot and the content inside is slowly stirred. Once the jokbal is fully cooked, bones are removed and then sliced with reasonable thickness. It is then served with fermented shrimp sauce called saewoojeot (새우젓).
As the preparation of jokbal is quite painstaking and requires a great deal of time, jokbal is usually ordered for delivery or purchased from a jokbal shop. Jangchungdong district, Jung-gu, Seoul is very well known for featuring a large number of such shops.
[edit] Serving
As jokbal is usually shared with several other diners, it is usually served in large portion on a wide plate. Due to its unique greasiness and strong flavor, jokbal is eaten like other Korean grilled meats as it is usually wrapped with lettuce along with other vegetables by hand before it is eaten. As jokbal is considered an anju. It is often eaten with soju as well as other anjus such as bindaetteok.
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