5 scrumptious asian pork recipes

Here are 5 top notch pork recipes that are relatively simple to prepare and suitable to pamper your family

1. Wok Fried Sliced Pork with Ginger and Spring Onion

Ingredients:

330gm pork collar

20gm spring onion

cooking oil

30gm sliced ginger

20ml oyster sauce

chicken stock or water

10ml sesame oil

15ml Hua Tiao Chiew (Chinese Rice Wine)

1 egg

salt to taste

Method:

Step 1: Slice the pork collar and spring onion.

Step 2: Heat some cooking oil in the wok and fry the sliced pork collar.

Step 3: Take the pork out from the wok, then heat fresh oil in the wok.

Step 4: Fry the ginger and pork.

Step 5: Add in the oyster sauce and a little chicken stock or water.

Step 6: Add in sesame oil, Hua Tiao Chiew, egg and salt to taste.

2. Braised Pork

Ingredients:

cooking oil

600gm pork belly

1130gm rock sugar

1130gm sliced ginger

90gm fine salt fine

750gm fish gravy

750ml dark sauce

270ml light soya sauce

240ml Mei Kui Loo (Rose Wine)

Method:

Step 1: In a wok, heat some cooking oil and fry the pork belly.

Step 2: In a pot, mix all the other ingredients except for the pork belly. Bring to a boil.

Step 3: Add in the pork belly and simmer for about three hours.

3. Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)

Ingredients:

2 pork tenderloins

Pork Half Loin

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup ketchup

1/3 cup brown sugar

Method:

Step 1: Cut pork with the grain into strips 1 1/2- to 2-inches long; put into a large resealable plastic bag.

Step2 : Stir soy sauce, honey, ketchup, brown sugar, rice wine, hoisin sauce, red food coloring, and Chinese five-spice powder together in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until just combined and slightly warm, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the marinade into the bag with the pork, squeeze air from the bag, and seal. Turn bag a few times to coat all pork pieces in marinade.

Step 3: Marinate pork in refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.

Step 4: Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 5: Remove pork from marinade and shake to remove excess liquid. Discard remaining marinade.

Step 6: Cook pork on preheated grill for 20 minutes. Put a small container of water onto the grill and continue cooking, turning the pork regularly, until cooked through, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

4. Sticky Chinese Ribs

Ingredients:

1 rack of higher-welfare pork belly ribs , trimmed of excess fat (1.5–2kg) olive oil

3 tablespoons Chinese five-spice

2 spring onions

2 fresh chillies

1 bunch of radishes

Method:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 160°C Get yourself three layers of tin foil, 1-metre long.

Step 2: Place the ribs in the centre, drizzle them with oil and rub all over with the five-spice and a good pinch of sea salt and pepper.

Step 3: Seal into a tight parcel and pop onto a tray in the middle of the oven for 3 hours, or until just tender and cooked through.

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Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Szechuan peppercorns Salt

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken, pounded thin and cut into 1-inch thick strips

2 tablespoons canola oil

2 tablespoons ginger, minced

1 tablespoon garlic, minced

1 cup onions, julienned

1 cup broccoli florets

1/4 cup green peppers, julienned

1/4 cup red peppers, julienned

1/4 cup yellow peppers, julienned

1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced

2 tablespoons thin soy sauce

1/4 cup dry sherry 1 tablespoon chile paste

1/4 cup scallions, cut thinly on the bias

Method:

Step 1: Heat a small, dry saucepan.

Step2: When the saucepan is hot, add the Szechuan peppercorns and, shaking the pan constantly, toast until the peppercorns are fragrant.

Step 3: Remove from the heat. Place the peppercorns in a spice grinder and grind.

Step 4: Season the chicken pieces with the peppercorns and salt and set aside.

Step 5: Heat a large wok over high heat. When the wok is hot, add the oil. Add the ginger, garlic and onions and stir fry for 1 minute.

Step 6: Add the chicken, broccoli, peppers, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sherry and chile paste.

Step 7: Stir fry until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are cooked, but al dente, about 5 minutes.

Step 8: Add the scallions and stir fry for 1 more minute.

What are you cooking for your family this Christmas? Let us know in the comments below!

Written by

Jasmine Yeo

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