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Pork hock
豬手
The front foot with the hock above it, thick-skinned and full of gelatin, the body of pork hock in red bean curd and of pigs'-trotter ginger vinegar. The Australian supermarket hock is the hind joint above the trotter, sold whole; for a chopped 豬手 go to an Asian butcher.
Cautions: read first
- Cook pork and chicken right through: no pink at the centre and the juices run clear.
Preparation
Singe off any hairs, then blanch.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · pork hock (front, with trotter)
Where · Chopped at Asian butchers; whole hock at supermarkets
What to ask for · Front pork hock with trotter, skin on, chopped into 4 cm pieces
If it is not there · A supermarket hock sawn in two, or braised whole and longer
Checked Umall · 2026-08-18
Where · Chopped at Asian butchers; whole hock at supermarkets
What to ask for · Front pork hock with trotter, skin on, chopped into 4 cm pieces
If it is not there · A supermarket hock sawn in two, or braised whole and longer
Checked Umall · 2026-08-18
