π₯ Ingredients
- pork trotters 2 lb
- pork neck bones 2 lb
- pork fatback 6 oz
- cold water 5 qt
- water 6 qt
- yellow onion 1 large
- garlic 1 head
- fresh ginger 2 in
- scallion greens 4 stalks
π³ Cookware
- stockpot
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1A shop boils this twelve to eighteen hours and never empties the pot β it tops up, draws off, and starts again.
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2Cover pork trotters , pork neck bones and pork fatback with cold water in a stockpot , bring to a hard boil and 30 min . Scrub every bone until nothing brown or grey clings to it, and scrub the pot.
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3Return @&( timer to the pot with water and 8 hr at a hard rolling boil, topping the water back to its line every hour. Never let it fall to a simmer.
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4Drop yellow onion , garlic , fresh ginger and scallion greens into @&( timer for the last hour only, 1 hr .
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5Strain @&( timer through a coarse sieve, pressing the marrow and cartilage through with a ladle. It should coat a spoon hot and set to a firm jelly cold.