Asian Braised Pork Shoulder

Name: Asian Braised Pork Shoulder
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 118 milliliters brown sugar; 710 milliliters chicken stock; 5 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped; 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated; 1 null Zest and juice of 1 orange, zest removed in wide with a peeler; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters oyster sauce; 1 kilograms pork shoulder, cut into 4 to 5 pieces; 118 milliliters rice wine vinegar; 118 milliliters soy sauce; 3 star anise; 59 milliliters sambal oelek

Asian Braised Pork Shoulder might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 662 calories, 49g of protein, and 31g of fat each. A mixture of brown sugar, olive oil, sambal oelek, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the rice wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Red Velvet Mug Cake as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

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Coat a large wide ovenproof pan or Dutch oven with olive oil and bring the pan to high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Sprinkle the pork with salt and brown it on all sides.

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Pork

Salt

Remove from the pan and reserve.

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Ditch the fat from the pan and add a few drops of fresh oil. Toss in the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Ginger

Cooking Oil

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Add the soy sauce and rice vinegar and reduce by half.

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Rice Vinegar

Soy Sauce

Add the 3 cups chicken stock, oyster sauce, brown sugar, sambal, star anise, orange zest and juice. Stir to combine, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Taste to make sure it is delicious and adjust the seasoning if needed.

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Chicken Stock

Oyster Sauce

Brown Sugar

Orange Zest

Star Anise

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Juice

Return the pork to the pan, cover and put in the oven. Braise the pork for 2 hours, turning it over once. If the liquid reduces too much during the cooking process, add the remaining 1 cup chicken stock.

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Remove the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking.

When the pork is VERY tender, remove the pan from the oven.

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Remove the pork, place the pan over medium heat, bring the liquid to a simmer and cook until the liquid reduces to a sticky sauce consistency.

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Sauce

Pork

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Serve the pork draped with the sauce.

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Servings:

118milliliters

brown sugar 710milliliters

chicken stock 5cloves

garlic, smashed and finely chopped 1

2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated 1null

Zest and juice of 1 orange, zest removed in wide with a peeler 4servings

Kosher salt 4servings

Extra-virgin olive oil 237milliliters

oyster sauce 1kilograms

pork shoulder, cut into 4 to 5 pieces 118milliliters

rice wine vinegar 118milliliters

soy sauce 3

star anise 59milliliters

sambal oelek

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. You could try Lubanzi Chenin Blanc. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 16 dollars per bottle.