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Slow-Cooker Braised Chinese Pork

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.

Serves 4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Slow Cooker Recipe
Preparation Time
Less than 15 minutes
Cooking Time
4 hours
Calories Per Serving
294
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Ingredients for  4-6  Servings

  • 1Kg
    Pork shoulder, cut into 5cm pieces
  • 4 tbsp
    Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp
    Vegetable oil
  • 2.5cm 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

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 15 minutes
  • Cooking :
    4 hours

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.