In China, pig tripe is cooked into different dishes. It can be made into soups, stir-fried dishes, or cold dishes. In Singapore and Thailand, pig tripe soup is also quite popular. For people who favor eating the internal organs of farm animals, pig tripe is an attractive ingredient. In France, pig tripe is used to make a kind of sausage named andouille. The minced pig tripe together with other internal organs of pigs are seasoned with spices, which will then be filled into the sausage casing.
In this post, we will introduce three ways of making pork trips, a stir-frying recipe, a soup recipe, and a salad recipe. Also, basic guidelines about how to choose and how to clean pork tripe are included.
What is pig tripe
Pig tripe is also known as pig stomach or pig bag, which refers to the edible lining of the pig stomach. If you are tired of eating meat, pig tripe may be a good substitute for meat. Pig tripe is easy for cooking and also has high nutritive values.
Rich in minerals such as calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin E, pig tripe is helpful for your immune system. Also, pig tripe has low fat and high content of proteins, for the same weight as pork tripe and pork meat, the calories of pork tripe only account for about 1/4 of that of pork meat. So for those who want to keep weight off, a pig trip can be a preferable choice in the daily diet.
Besides, traditional Chinese medicine has a theory of “affinal drug and diet”, and it is found that eating pig tripe is good for your spleen and stomach. There is a famous medicinal diet(药膳) named Pig Tripe Soup with White peppers(胡椒猪肚汤), which people with stomach diseases eat.
If you are interested in such a versatile ingredient and are eager to learn how to cook it into delicious dishes, the first thing you need to master is how to choose a fresh pig tripe.
How to choose pig tripe
The outer surface of a fresh pig tripe is white with a little yellowish color. Also, the surface is glossy. And if you touch a fresh pig tripe, you may feel that it is sticky and elastic. If you feel that the tripe has blood clots or induration, it also shows that it is not so fresh. Finally, you can judge from the smell. A fresh pig tripe has a normal smell of meat, but if you smell a sour or stinky flavor, that also tells you’d better not buy it.
How to clean pig tripe
Before you start cleaning the pig tripe, you should prepare flour salt and then follow the steps below.
- Rinse the surface of the pig tripe with running water and put it in a bowl.
- Add flour, and salt and knead it repeatedly. Turn over the inner layer of the pig tripe to clean the mucus. Then wash it with running water.
- you can repeat the process if you feel it still needs washing.
- Scrape off the yellow scum on the inner layer of the pig tripe with a kitchen knife.
- Remove the fatty tissue on the outer layer of the pig tripe.
- Finally, wash again carefully under running water. Set aside and we are done with the cleaning work.
How to cook with pig tripe
There are many ways to cook pig tripe, here I will introduce you to some common cooking methods of pig tripe.
Pig Tripe Soup with White Peppers (胡椒猪肚汤)
This soup is a famous Cantonese cuisine. The ingredients for this soup are pretty easy to get, which are fresh pig tripe, white peppers, and sliced ginger. For this soup, you can also add chicken meat to it. Other ingredients like Chinese yam, candied dates, or matrimony vines can also be added. This soup is white, thick, and fresh with a little spicy flavor of white peppers. This soup can warm your stomach, and if you are suffering from stomach disease, it is really good for you.
Pig Tripe and Chicken Soup with White Pepper
Equipment
- 1 Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 500 g pig tripe
- 1 short piece ginger sliced
- 5 red dates
- 15-20 goji
- 1.5 L water
Seasoning
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. white pepper
Ingredients for blanching pig tripe
- 1 short piece ginger sliced
- 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine
Ingredients for cleaning pig tripe
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 50 ml water
- 2 tbsp. salt
Seasonings for dipping sauce
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- 1 tsp. sesame oil
- 1 tsp. chili oil
Instructions
Cooking method:
- Wash the pig tripe with the cleaning ingredients
- Cut the chicken meat, put the chicken meat and pig tripe into the pot with cold water, put the sliced ginger and Chinese cooking wine in the pot and blanch
- l Take the pig tripe out, wash it cleanly and cut it into large pieces(the sliced ginger should be discarded)
- l Heat the oil, add the sliced ginger, then add the pig tripe and white pepper and stir-fry them. Add the boiled water, red dates and goji and boil for 3minutes under high heat.
- l Pour the above soup into the pressure cooker, add chicken meat, cook for 10minutes, season with salt.
Tips:
- If the soup is not thick enough after being cooked in the pressure cooker, you can boil the soup under high heat for 10minutes additionally.
Nutrition
Stir-fried Pig Tripe(爆炒猪肚)
Stir-frying is a pretty common cooking method in Chinese cuisine. The pig tripe can be stir-fried with many ingredients, such as various peppers, celery, young garlic shoots, onion, and so on. Before stir-frying, the tripe should be simmered for about 30 minutes to ensure that it is completely cooked and softened. Stir-fried pig tripe usually has a spicy and hot flavor, which really goes well with a bowl of steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 200g pig tripe
- 4 capsicum frutescens (half green and half red capsicum frutescens, sideways sliced)
- 1 short piece of ginger, minced
- 2 garlic, minced
- 80g celery, cut into short pieces
Seasonings
- 1/3cup salad oil
- 5 Dried chilies, cut into short pieces
- 1tsp. Sichuan peppercorns
- 1/4 salt
- 1tbsp. soy bean paste
- 1tsp. light soy sauce
- 1tsp. vinegar
- 1/4 tsp. white sugar
Ingredients for blanching pig tripe
- 1 short piece of ginger, sliced
- 1tbsp. Chinese cooking wine
Ingredients for cleaning pig tripe
- 1/2cup wheat flour
- 50ml water
- 2tbsp. salt
Cooking method:
- Wash the pig tripe with the cleaning ingredients
- put the clean pig tripe into the pressure cooker, add the ingredients for blanching, add water until the pig tripe is immersed in the water and cook for 10minutes. Take it out for cooling, and shred it.
- Heat the oil in the pot. Add the soybean paste, ginger, garlic, dried chilies,Sichuan peppercorns, and capsicum frutescens and stir fry until the scent comes out. Add sugar and continue stirring fry, add the pig tripe and stir fry, then add salt, light soy sauce, vinegar, and celery for a quick stir fry and this dish is done
Shredded Pig Tripe with Soy Sauce(凉拌肚丝)
This dish is a cold dish, and it is quite suitable to be eaten in hot summer. It is savory and appetizing, and most of all, it is really easy to be made. Firstly, you should clean the pig tripe and simmer it with ginger, spring onion, Sichuan peppercorns and star anise for about 20 minutes. During the process of steaming, you can prepare the sauce, which is the essence of this dish. Every housewife has her own recipe for cold dish sauces, but the main seasonings are usually composed of salt, sugar, light soy sauce, dark say sauce, chili oil, minced ginger and garlic. Then you need to shred the cooked pig tripe and mix it with the sauce evenly. Thus, a delicious appetizer is made.
Ingredients
- 500g pig tripe
- 3 Scallion, cut into short pieces
- 2 coriander, minced
- 50g onion, shredded
- 2 short pieces of ginger, sliced
- 2 garlic, minced
Seasonings
- 1/8tsp. salt
- 3tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1tsp. vinegar
- 1tbsp. chili oil
- 1tsp. sesame oil
- 1/2tsp. white sugar
Ingredients for blanching pig tripe
- 1 short piece of ginger, sliced
- 1tbsp. Chinese cooking wine
Ingredients for cleaning pig tripe
- 1/2cup wheat flour
- 50ml water
- 2tbsp. salt
Cooking method
- Wash the pig tripe with the cleaning ingredients
- put the clean pig tripe into the pressure cooker, add the ingredients for blanching, add water until the pig tripe is immersed in the water, and cook for 10 minutes. Take it out for cooling, and shred it.
- Put the pig tripe, onion, and seasonings into a bowl and mix evenly
- Lastly, sprinkle scallion and coriander.
I love your blog! Would you mind doing a recipe for spicy tripe (Fuqi Feipian)? All the recipes I’ve found have not been accurate… Much appreciated!
Sure, Qing. I will list it on my cooking menu. But the ingredients are really hard to find. I will need to check them in the market firstly.
Hello.
Thank you for sharing the recipe of the stomach soup. This reminded me of how my dad use to make it before he had Alzheimer’s. Thank you so much. It brought wanted my stomach and my heart.
Deegali，
Thank you for your lovely feedback. Happy cooking.