Food Network: Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder

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Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
From Food Network Kitchens Making it Easy, Meredith, 2004

Ingredients
3 pounds trimmed pork shoulder
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup dark soy sauce
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
4 scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 garlic head, halved
1 (2-inch) knob unpeeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced
8 dried shiitake mushrooms, optional
Hot cooked Chinese egg noodles, for serving

Instructions

Rub the pork all over with the five-spice powder and salt. Add the
chicken broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and red pepper to the slow cooker. Stir to
dissolve the sugar. Add the scallions, garlic, ginger, the mushrooms, if using, and the meat,
turning it a few times to coat. Cover the cooker, set it on HIGH, and cook for 4 hours. Set the
cooker on LOW and cook until the meat is very tender, at least another 2 hours (6 hours total).

Transfer the pork to a platter, cover lightly, and let rest 15 minutes. Meanwhile, pour the cooking
liquid into a measuring cup and skim off and discard the vegetables and fat that rise to the
surface. Slice the meat and serve warm or at room temperature with noodles and the sauce on the
side.