Sticky Sweet Pork

There's no trick to this amazingly succulent and flavoursome sticky sweet pork recipe – all you need is patience as you leave it to gently simmer on low heat for an hour. Give it a little more time, and you'll even get a beautiful, thick 'syrup' that'll go perfectly with some rice and greens.

Yield: Serves 4
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 80 mins
Difficulty Level: 3/5

Ingredients

• 500 g pork rashers, cut into 3 cm pieces
• 1 cup water, plus extra cold water
• ¼ cup honey
• 2 tbsps soy sauce
• 2 tbsps plum sauce
• 2 tbsps hoisin sauce
• 2 tbsps peanut oil
• 2 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tsps grated ginger
• ½ long red chilli, finely chopped
• 2 whole star anise
• Steamed rice, sliced green onions, to serve

Steps

01. Place pork in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 min. Drain pork well.

02. Combine all remaining ingredients in a medium wok or saucepan. Bring to the boil on high, stirring. Reduce heat to low.

03. Add pork and simmer very gently for about 1 hr, until very tender.

04. Increase heat to medium. Simmer 10-15 mins, stirring, until sauce reduces to a thick syrup. Serve pork with steamed rice and sliced green onions.

TIP You can also make this dish using pork belly. A side dish of steamed crunchy Asian greens will complement the sweet stickiness of this pork.

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