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- From: jeff@rtech (Jeff Lichtman)
- Newsgroups: mod.recipes
- Subject: RECIPE: Red Braised Pork Shoulder
- Date: 24 Jan 86 05:14:23 GMT
- Organization: Relational Technology Inc., Alameda CA
- Approved: reid@decwrl.UUCP
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE RED-PORK M "31 Dec 85" 1986
- .RZ "RED BRAISED PORK SHOULDER" "A Chinese method of cooking a pork roast"
- I got this recipe originally from the San Francisco Chronicle.
- It uses some ingredients that might be hard to get in some parts of the
- country, but suggests alternatives.
- .IH "Serves 10\-15"
- .IG "5 to 7 lb" "pork shoulder," "2 to 3 kg"
- with bone and rind
- .IG "" "water"
- .IG "\(34 cup" "dry sherry or Shaoxing wine" "180 ml"
- .IG "1/3 cup" "dark soy sauce" "80 ml"
- .IG "6 crystals" "Chinese yellow rock sugar"
- (each crystal about
- .AB "1 inch" "2.5 cm"
- square).
- Or use
- .AB "1/3 cup" "60 g"
- granulated sugar.
- .IG "1\(12 tsp" "salt" "7.5 ml"
- (or to taste)
- .IG "6" "star anise cloves"
- .IG "1" "cinnamon stick"
- .AB "(2 inches long)" "(5 cm long)"
- .IG "4" "small dried chili peppers"
- (optional)
- .IG "3" "pieces dried tangerine peel"
- (optional)
- .IG "6" "garlic cloves"
- (crushed)
- .IG "4" "thick slices ginger"
- .IG "1" "whole scallion"
- trimmed
- .IG "2" "bunches spinach"
- washed
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Put the pork in a large pot with water to cover.
- Bring to a boil, simmer for 2 minutes,
- then drain and rinse.
- .SK 2
- Again add the pork to the pot with fresh water to cover,
- add the wine, and bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat to medium, partially cover,
- and cook for 30 minutes.
- .SK 3
- Add the rest of the ingredients (except the spinach),
- and simmer the pork for another 2\(12 to 3 hours.
- The rind and the fat should be very soft when it's done.
- .SK 4
- Remove the pork from the liquid and keep it warm.
- Strain the sauce into a large skillet and reduce it over high heat.
- This may take a while, depending on how much liquid you end up with.
- .SK 5
- Meanwhile, steam the spinach until just wilted,
- salt it lightly,
- and keep it warm.
- When the sauce is reduced
- (it should be the consistency of a thin syrup),
- put the pork shoulder in the center of a large platter,
- arrange the spinach around it,
- and pour the sauce over.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 30 minutes preparation, \3-4 hours cooking.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Jeff Lichtman
- Relational Technology, Inc., Alameda, California
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