Spicy Garlic Pig Ears

Spicy Garlic Pig Ears

By Tiffy Cooks

5 from 4 votes

Have you ever tried Spicy Garlic Pig Ears? A popular Taiwanese side dish and one of my personal favorite late-night snacks, Spicy Garlic Pig Ears. The outer texture is soft, while the inside is slightly crunchy from the cartilage. Spicy Garlic Pig Ears is the perfect snack because when tossed with the spicy garlic sauce, the pig ear soaks up all the garlicky flavor but still tastes refreshing and not greasy.

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Prep Time:30

Cook Time:20

Total Time:50

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese

Keyword: Asian Food, Asian Recipe Easy, Asian Recipes, Asian Recipes for Dinner, Authentic asian recipes, Chinese Food, cocktail, Night market, Pork, Pork Recipe, Street Food, Taiwanese Food

Servings: People

Ingredients

5 Pig Ears
1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorn
10 cloves garlic
4 thin slices ginger
2 stalks green onion
⅛ cup vegetarian oyster sauce
¼ cup Soy Sauce
2 tablespoon Sugar
2-3 bay leaf
3 star anise

Spicy Garlic Sauce

1 tablespoon vegetarian oyster sauce
1.5 tablespoon Soy Sauce
2 stalks green onion chopped
10 cloves garlic chopped
0.5 tablespoon Korean red chili flakes optional
½ tablespoon sesame seeds
2.5 tablespoons homemade chili oil
4 tablespoon vegetable oil

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Instructions

In a pot, add pig ears, Sichuan peppercorn, garlic, ginger, green onion, vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, bay leaf, and star anise.
Fill the pot with 4-5 cups of water, or enough to cover all the pig ears.
Bring it to a simmer, put the lid on, and cook on medium heat for 30 minutes.
Remove the pig ears, and let them cool down while you prepare the sauce.
For the sauce, in a large bowl, add vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, chopped green onion, chopped garlic, Korean red chili flakes, sesame seeds, and homemade chili oil.
Heat 4 tablespoons of oil, and once the oil is hot, drizzle the oil over the sauce mixture, let it sizzle, and mix well.
Once the pig ears are safe to touch, cut them in half and into strips. Drizzle the garlic sauce all over the pig ears, toss everything together and garnish with cilantro.

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