Yield
Serves 8
Prep Time
30mins
Cook Time
150mins
Difficulty Level
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Glazed with fragrant Chinese-style sauce and roasted to perfection, this succulent slow-roast pork neck is a humble centrepiece that is nonetheless comforting and delicious. Whether it’s a casual family dinner, or a festive celebration, we don’t see a reason why this won’t go well with the rest of your meal!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (125 ml) Chinese cooking wine or medium dry sherry
  • ⅓ cup (80 ml) soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup (75 g) firmly packed brown sugar
  • 4 clove garlic, crushed
  • 5 cm piece (25 g) fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 star anise
  • 2 kg piece pork neck
  • 1½ cup (375 ml) water
01.

Combine cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger, oil and star anise in a medium jug. Place pork in a large dish, pour over half soy mixture, turn to coat pork. Reserve remaining soy mixture for serving. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hrs or overnight, turning pork occasionally.

02.

Preheat the oven to 200 C (180 C fan-forced).

03.

Place pork on a wire rack over a baking dish, reserving marinade for basting. Pour measured water into the base of the baking dish. Cover tightly with foil.

04.

Place pork in the oven, reduce temperature to 160 C (140 C fan-forced) and roast, 1 hr 30 mins. Remove foil and roast for a further 1 hr or until pork is tender, brushing occasionally with reserved marinade.

05.

Remove pork from the dish, cover with foil and stand for 20 mins before slicing.

06.

Meanwhile, heat the unused marinade in a small saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 min.

07.

Serve the pork slices drizzled with sauce. Serve with roasted kumara wedges, steamed Brussels sprouts and snow peas, if you like.

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