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Chinese Red Cooked Pork

Recipe Introduction


Source: Cooking Light-Nov/99





List of 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 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  
• 7 whole green onions
  
• 6 star anise
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 3 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
  
• 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
  
• Servings: 6
  






Instructions



1. Trim fat from pork. Cut into 2-inch pieces.
   
   
2. Combine 1/4 cup wine and sugar in a large Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat until sugar melts and mixture thickens. Add 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 green onions.
   
   
3. Serving size: 1 cup pork mixture, 1/2 cup rice, and 1 1/2 tsps. chopped onion.383 cal, 11g fat, 33.3g pro, 36g carb, 1.6g fiber, 85mg chol, 741mg sod.