Description
I love this crockpot recipe. Even the cheapest cuts of pork will work here! Recipe is from eating well magazine.
Ingredients
- Baby Carrots
- Turnips
- Boneless Pork Shoulder
- Scallion
- Reduced-sodium Chicken Broth
- Water
- Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
- Dry Sherry
- Brown Sugar
- Fresh Ginger
- Rice Vinegar
- Chili-garlic Sauce
- Garlic Cloves
- Star Anise
- Cinnamon Stick
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Place carrots and turnips in the bottom and up the sides of a 4-quart or larger slow cooker
- Top with pork and scallion whites
- Bring broth, water, soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, chile-garlic sauce to taste and garlic to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat
- Pour over the pork and vegetables
- Nestle star anise pod and cinnamon stick into the stew
- Cover and cook until the pork and vegetables are tender, 3 to 3 1 / 2 hours on high or 5 1 / 2 to 6 hours on low
- Discard the star anise pod and cinnamon stick
- Skim or blot any visible fat from the surface of the stew
- Add the cornstarch mixture, cover and cook on high, stirring 2 or 3 times, until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes
- Serve sprinkled with scallion greens and sesame seeds