Chinese Pork and Ham Recipes - Spicy Braised Pork Recipe
Ingredients
450 g/1lb pork, diced
salt and pepper
30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce
30 ml/2 tbsp hoisin sauce
45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut)
oil
120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup rice wine
or dry sherry
300 ml/1 1/4 cups chicken
stock
5 ml/1 tsp five-spice powder
6 spring onions (scallions),
chopped
225 g/8 oz oyster mushrooms, sliced
15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour
(cornstarch)
Method:
Season the meat with salt and pepper. Place in a
dish and mix in the soy sauce and hoisin sauce.
Cover and leave to marinate for 1 hour.
Heat the oil
and stir-fry the meat until golden brown. Add the
wine or sherry, stock and five-spice powder, bring
to the boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Add the
spring onions and mushrooms, remove the lid and
simmer for a further 4 minutes.
Blend the corn-flour
with a little water, bring back to the boil and
simmer, stirring, for 3 minutes until the sauce
thickens.
Chinese Recipes -
Spicy Braised Pork Recipe
