Chinese Pork and Ham Recipes - Marinated Pork with Cabbage Recipe

Ingredients

• 350 g/12 oz belly pork

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 1 slice ginger root. minced

• 1 stick cinnamon

• 3 cloves star anise

• 45 ml/3 tbsp brown sugar

• 600 ml/2 1/2 cups water

• 15 ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp tomato puree (paste)

• 5 ml/1 tsp oyster sauce

• 100 g/4 oz Chinese cabbage hearts

• 100 g/4 oz pak choi

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Method:

1. Cut the pork into 10 cm/4 in chunks and place in a bowl. Add the spring onions, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, sugar and water and leave to stand for 40 minutes.

2. Heat the oil, lift the pork from the marinade and add it to the pan. Fry until lightly browned then add the soy sauce, tomato puree and oyster sauce.

3. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 30 minutes until the pork is tender and the liquid has reduced, adding a little more water during cooking, if necessary.

4. Meanwhile, steam the cabbage hearts and pak choi over boiling water for about 10 minutes until tender. Arrange them on a warmed serving plate, top with the pork and spoon over the sauce.