Aromatic Eastern Slow Cooked Pork
cooking time
2 hours
cooking skill
Not too tricky
serves
4 people
Ingredients
- 900g lean pork collar, shoulder or leg joint, string removed
- 1x 2.5cm piece root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 200ml orange juice
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Hoisin sauce
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 160°C, 140°C Fan, Gas Mark 3.
Take the boneless collar, shoulder or leg joint; cut and flatten out on a large chopping board. Cut into 6-8 large chunks removing any excess fat.
2
In an ovenproof casserole, mix together the ginger, garlic, squashed, soy sauce, orange juice, sesame oil, brown sugar and hoisin sauce. Add pork chunks and mix together.
3
Cover and cook for about 2 hours or until meat is very tender and almost falling apart. (Add a little extra orange juice if you like it more saucy.)
4
Serve the with rice and stir-fry vegetables.
