Má Là Pig Ears | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2½ lb. pig ears (about 9)
• 4 quarts chicken stock
• ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. MSG
• 2 Tbsp. thinly sliced fresh ginger
• 2 Tbsp. Shaoxing jiu
• 1 Tbsp. crumbled dried red chiles, such as árbol
• 1 Tbsp. rock sugar
• 1½ tsp. fennel seeds
• ½ tsp. Sichuan peppercorns
• 4 black cardamom pods
• 4 green or white cardamom pods
• 4 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 licorice root stick (about 4 in.)
• 1 star anise pod
• ½ small jalapeño, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup finely chopped garlic
• ¼ cup plus 2 tsp. sugar
• ¼ cup Sichuan chili oil
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. prickly ash oil
• 2 Tbsp. chicken bouillon powder (optional)
• 2 Tbsp. sesame oil
• Thinly sliced scallions and coarsely chopped cilantro, for serving