red cooked pork

Name: Red Cooked Pork
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 6 cup(s) water; 1 cup(s) soy sauce; 1 cup(s) shaoxing wine; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 bunch(es) green onions white and green parts separated; 4 - inch pieces ginger smashed; 10 clove(s) garlic smashed; 20 - stems of cilantro leaves reserved for garnish; 1 - orange peel sliced; 2 - whole star anise pods; 5 pound(s) pork butt

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barbara lentz

beulah, MI

Updated on Jun 2, 2017

Fall apart pork that takes on a red color. Delicious

Rate

prep time 10 Min

cook time 4 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

6 cups water
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup shaoxing wine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 bunch green onions white and green parts separated
4 - inch pieces ginger smashed
10 cloves garlic smashed
20 - stems of cilantro leaves reserved for garnish
1 - orange peel sliced
2 - whole star anise pods
5 pounds pork butt

How To Make red cooked pork

Step 1

Combine water, soy sauce, wine, brown sugar, white parts of the green onions, ginger, garlic, cilantro stems,orange slices, and star anise to a large pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer and simmer 10 minutes.

Step 2

Add the pork and simmer for 4 hours turning pork every 30 minutes.Remove the pork from the liquid and strain the sauce discarding the solids. Serve with sauce over top and garnish with cilantro and green parts of the green onions.
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