Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder

From Food Network Kitchens Making it Easy, Meredith, 2004

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (28)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(28)

Cook Time:
6 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 6 hr 0 min
Total:: 6 hr 25 min

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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

Directions

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.

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recipe Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
David Carmichael, CA 11-01-2009
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The whole famly loved it
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this for the family. Very simple to make and it was a hit. We put the noodles in a bowl with some broth and shredded... pork on the top. Everybody loved it. I was worried the flavor might be strong for my picky children, but they loved it. I also used a little extra five spice powder, but I also had a bigger piece of meat. I browned it before putting it into the crock pot. The leftovers were amazing. Definitely worth trying, you will definitely see it as a keeper.Read more
recipe Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
lisa new rochelle, NY 09-11-2009
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Authentic Chinese!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have never written a review before! this recipe is great! I am Chinese so I was a little skeptical about the recipe at... first. My husband and I frequent Joe's Shanghai in nyc (famous for their soup dumblings) and we ordered their braised pork shoulder a couple of times and my husband loved it, so i decided to give this recipe a try. And he LOVES this! I don't have a slow cooker, so I cooked it in on the stove instead, on the lowest heat setting possible (gentle simmer) and cooked it for 4 hours. I have to check on it every one hour, such a pain but so worth it. I would only make this on a super free day though. I couldn't find dark soy in the food store so I used light soy. I only added half cup of soy instead of one. i made a mistake with the amount of five spice, i used one tblspn instead of tspn!!! i was so worried when i realised it, i was afriad that the spice might be too strong for my husband's liking as he's not Chinese. It turned out great still! although i would still use 1tspn next time. I think dark soy has a thicker consistency and will yield a thicker sauce, so i also thicken the sauce a liitttlle bit with 2 tspn of flour. really reminds me of my mother's cooking....Read more
recipe Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
Esther Monroe, NY 11-24-2008
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dish smelled fantastic and the pork came out so soft. I will definately make this dish again, but I will not add any... salt and I'll also cut back on the soy sauce next time because it was a bit too salty. Read more
recipe Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
robin Santee, CA 02-25-2008
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Wonderful!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very easy and smelled awesome after the 1st hr of cooking...keep the garlic for a side..the cloves pop out and are full of... flavor.Cant wait to do this recipe again..thanksRead more
recipe Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
Anonymous 02-07-2008
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yuck
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This was not good!
recipe Chinese Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
E Irvine, CA 01-08-2008
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Like beef noodle soup
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm Chinese so I was a bit skeptical about how authentic this recipe would taste, but YUM! My husband had it with rice and... loved it. I had it with egg noodles like a beef noodle soup and it was delicious! I also added some veggies that I had on hand (winter melon and bok choy). It was a bit salty for a soup so I'll probably cut down the soy sauce next time. Definitely going in my recipe box!Read more