Chinese Style Spicy Chicken Feet

Ingredients:

500 g chicken feet , 12 to 15 ones

oil for deep frying

iced water for soaking the chicken feet

1 thumb ginger

2 scallions

1 tbsp. Shaoxing wine

Sauce:

2 garlic cloves , finely chopped

1 tbsp. fermented black beans

2 fresh Thai chili pepper , finely chopped(optional)

1 inch root ginger , finely chopped

1 tbsp. light soy sauce

1/2 tsp. sugar

1/2 tbsp. doubanjiang , optionally

1/2 tsp. dark soy sauce

Starch water:

1 cup warm water for braising

1/2 tbsp. cornstarch

Instructions :