Name: Caramel asian pork shoulder
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 kilogram pork shoulder, cubed; 8 eschalots, finely chopped; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 cup water; 3/4 cup finely chopped palm sugar; 1/4 cup light soy sauce; 2 whole star anise; 1 teaspoon chinese five spice; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 lebanese cucumber, sliced into ribbons; steamed jasmine rice, sliced chilli, to serve

Ingredients

2 tablespoon peanut oil

1 kilogram pork shoulder, cubed

8 eschalots, finely chopped

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 cup water

3/4 cup finely chopped palm sugar

1/4 cup light soy sauce

2 whole star anise

1 teaspoon chinese five spice

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 lebanese cucumber, sliced into ribbons

steamed jasmine rice, sliced chilli, to serve

Method

1.Heat half oil in a wok on high. Stir-fry pork in 3 batches for 4-5 minutes each, until browned all over. Set aside.

2.Heat remaining oil in wok. Stir-fry eschalot, and garlic for 4-5 minutes, until golden. Return pork to wok with water, palm sugar, soy sauce, star anise and chinese five spice. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until pork is very tender.

3.Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Cook for 5-10 minutes, until sauce reduces and thickens. Stir in fish sauce. Serve with steamed jasmine rice, accompanied with cucumber ribbons and sliced chilli.

Make a cucumber pickle to cut through the richness of this sweet pork. Dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 2 teaspoons brown vinegar. Stir through 1 small chopped birdseye chilli and sliced seeded cucumber, and serve as an accompaniment.
Note

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