Chinese Grocery Roast Pork

Chinese Grocery Roast Pork

Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

• 3 pounds picnic shoulder of pork or Boston butt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 scallions, green parts discarded and whites chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated

Sauce:

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 star anise
• 2-inch piece cinnamon stick
• 1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Loosen the skin on the pork shoulder without removing it.
3. In a small bowl, stir together the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
4. In a Dutch oven or roasting pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, and ginger and cook until just aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the sauce and simmer for 1 minute. Add 1 cup of water and bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
5. Carefully place the pork shoulder in the liquid and turn several times to coat it with the sauce. Transfer the pan to the the oven. Cook for 30 minutes undisturbed, then baste the meat with the looking liquid every 20 minutes until the internal temperature is 185 degrees F, about 4 to 4 1/2 hours.
6. Transfer the pork to a cutting pork and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Thinly slice the pork, transfer the sliced meat to a serving platter, and pour the pan juices over the meat. Serve with rice and/or cabbage.

Source: appetiteforchina