Below is How To Cook Chicken Feet In South Africa
What do they call chicken feet in South Africa?
In South Africa, chicken feet are mainly eaten in townships in all nine provinces, where they are known as “walkie talkies” (together with the head, intestine, hearts, and giblets), “runaways” and “chicken dust”.
Ingredients
32 chicken feet (about 2 pounds)
Kosher salt
1/2 cup sake
1/3 cup water
6 large thin slices of fresh ginger
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sugar (Chinese yellow rock or granulated sugar)
2 dried hot chiles, crushed
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 pods star anise
1 stick cinnamon
1 cup sliced scallions (1-inch pieces)
2 tablespoons minced scallions, garnish
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted, garnish
How To Cook Chicken Feet In South Africa
Gather the ingredients.
Rub the cleaned chicken feet with kosher salt and let stand for 10 minutes.
Rinse the salted chicken feet under cold water.
Boil another pot of water, salt it generously, and add the chicken feet; blanch for 5 minutes and drain well.
Place a 14-inch saute pan over high heat. Add the chicken and dry-sear until lightly brown.
Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, for about 10 minutes.
Uncover and simmer until the sauce has become thick and cooked down, tossing frequently to coat the feet as the sauce reduces.
Uncover and simmer until the sauce has become thick and cooked down, tossing frequently to coat the feet as the sauce reduces.
Do South Africans eat chicken feet?
The “walkies” or chicken feet, also known as “runaways”, are eaten in all nine provinces in South Africa.
In Cape Town, in the Xhosa language, they’re also called “amanqina enkukhu”.