Made Jokbal (Korean Braised Pig’s Feet) for the first time – recipe inside!

I've been watching Taxi Driver and there's this great scene where the Rainbow Transportation team celebrates with a huge platter of jokbal after a mission. It looked so good I had to try making it myself.

Here's the recipe I followed:

Ingredients:

– 2 pig's feet (trotters), about 2 kg

– 1 cup soy sauce (jinganjang)

– 1/2 cup rice wine (mirin)

– 1 large onion, quartered

– 10 garlic cloves, smashed

– Fresh ginger (5 cm), sliced

– 3-4 star anise, 2 cinnamon sticks

– 1 tbsp black peppercorns, 2-3 bay leaves

– 3 tbsp brown sugar

Steps:

1. Soak feet in cold water 1-2 hrs, blanch 10 min with ginger, drain and scrub clean

2. Combine water, soy sauce, rice wine, sugar, and all aromatics in a large pot

3. Add feet, boil then simmer 2-3 hrs (or 45 min pressure cooker)

4. Cool 20-30 min, debone and slice thin

5. Serve with lettuce wraps, saeujeot, raw garlic, and ssamjang

The saeujeot is essential – it cuts through the richness perfectly.

More detailed version with the history of jokbal and Jangchung-dong: https://kdrama-kitchen.vercel.app/posts/taxi-driver-jokbal/

Has anyone else made jokbal at home? Any tips for getting cleaner slices?