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Slow-cooker braised Chinese pork recipe

Slow-cooker braised Chinese pork recipe

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Make use of your slow-cooker with this succulent slow-cooked Chinese pork. Pork shoulder is braised slowly in a sticky soy, ginger and chilli sauce until meltingly tender – serve with noodles, fresh coriander and a sprinkling of extra red chillies. See method

  • Serves 4-6
  • 15 mins prep + 4 hours cooking (high heat) or 8 hours cooking (low heat)
  • 294 calories / serving
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 1kg pork shoulder, cut into 5cm pieces
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 inch piece ginger shredded into matchsticks
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 2 red chillies, sliced
  • 4 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 200ml sherry
  • 50g soft brown sugar
  • 150ml water

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1235kj
    294kcal     15%

  • Fat

    9g 13%

  • Saturates

    3g 13%

  • Sugars

    10g 11%

  • Salt

    1.7g 28%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 9.9g Protein 35.2g Fibre 0.1g

Method

  1. Marinate the meat with 1 tbsp of the soy and set aside. In a frying pan, heat the oil. Sauté the garlic, ginger and half the chili for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the sherry, vinegar, remaining soy sauce, sugar, and water and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Place the meat in the slow-cooker, pour over the sauce, place the lid on and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on slow.
  3. Skim off any excess oil. Remove the meat and strain the sauce through a fine mesh sieve.
  4. Serve the meat and juice with rice noodles, chopped spring onions, red chilis, fresh coriander and toasted sesame seeds.

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