Braised Pork with Orange and Fennel

Name: Braised Pork with Orange and Fennel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons anise seeds; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1 kilograms boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes; 1 stick (1 1/2-inch) piece cinnamon; 118 milliliters Chinese rice wine or medium-dry Sherry; 3 fennel bulbs (sometimes called anise), stalks cut off and discarded, then bulbs sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick; 118 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh cilantro; 2 inches thick) slices peeled fresh ginger, smashed; 4 garlic cloves, smashed; 20 fl. oz.s 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 inches (4- by fresh orange zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

Braised Pork with Orange and Fennel might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 432 calories, 57g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. A mixture of anise seeds, ginger, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the dry sherry you could follow this main course with the Bread and Butter Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.

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Wrap cinnamon stick and anise seeds in a small square of cheesecloth and tie bundle closed with string.

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Cinnamon Stick

Anise

Wrap

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Pat pork dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork

Heat oil in a deep 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown pork in 3 batches, turning, about 4 minutes per batch.

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Pork

Cooking Oil

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Transfer to a bowl as browned.

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Bowl

Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot and cook onion and garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Add ginger, zest, and sugar and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in soy sauce, rice wine, broth, pork with any accumulated juices, and cheesecloth bag. Braise mixture, covered, in oven 1 hour.

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Rice Wine

Soy Sauce

Ginger

Broth

Sugar

Pork

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Stir in fennel and braise, covered, in oven until fennel is very tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Discard cheesecloth bag, then season pork mixture with salt and pepper and stir in cilantro.

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Salt And Pepper

Cilantro

Fennel

Pork

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Cheesecloth

Oven

Braised pork and fennel (without cilantro) can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered. Reheat on top of stove, then stir in cilantro.

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Cilantro

Fennel

Pork

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