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Red-Cooked Pork Recipe
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Red-Cooked Pork Recipe

13 ingredients 6 to 8 servings openrecipes
Red-Cooked Pork Recipe

Pork shoulder, also known as Boston butt, is a flavorful, often-underused cut that's perfectly suited to braising—long, slow cooking. In this recipe, the...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

196
Calories
4g
Protein
0g
Fat
41g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Water not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups water
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup Shaoxing wine
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 7 to 8 scallions, white parts smashed and green parts reserved
  • 4 (1-inch-thick) pieces fresh ginger, smashed
  • 6 medium garlic cloves, smashed
  • 10 fresh cilantro stems, leaves reserved for garnish
  • 2 (4-by-1-inch) strips fresh orange zest
  • 2 whole star anise pods
  • 1 (5- to 6-pound) boneless
  • , tied
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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