This is a wonderful, fragrant dish that has become a part of our regular dinner rotation. I've made one improvement to the dish. The recipe suggests serving with steamed broccoli. When I did this the first time I noticed that our plates had a pile of rice, pork and broccoli. After that, I have started adding the broccoli to the pot the last 5-7 minutes of cooking. It adds flavor to the broccoli and balance to the presentation. Also, I couldn't find star anise but instead use anise seed (about 2 teaspoons). This spice is key to the dish.
Chinese Red Cooked Pork
Soy sauce and red wine give this dish its color. Star anise is a star-shaped pod native to China. It infuses a sweet, licorice flavor to the dish, but can be omitted. Serve pork with steamed broccoli, bok choy, or asparagus.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup pork mixture, 1/2 cup rice, and 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped green onions)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 383
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated fat: 3.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g
- Protein: 33.3g
- Carbohydrate: 36g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
- Iron: 3.1mg
- Sodium: 741mg
- Calcium: 52mg
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless pork loin roast
- 1/2 cup dry red wine, divided
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 7 whole green onions
- 6 star anise (optional)
- 1 cup water
- 3 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
Preparation
- Trim fat from pork. Cut pork into 2-inch pieces.
- Combine 1/4 cup wine and sugar in a large Dutch oven. Cook over medium-high heat until sugar melts and mixture thickens. Add the pork, onion, ginger, and garlic, and cook 5 minutes, browning pork on all sides. Add 1/4 cup wine, soy sauce, whole green onions, and star anise. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in water; cover and simmer 1 hour and 15 minutes or until pork shreds easily with a fork. Spoon over rice and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
Chinese Red Cooked Pork Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American, Asian, Chinese
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Father's Day, Mother's Day, Birthdays/Anniversaries
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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