Basic Red Simmered Pork Recipe - pork

Method

• 1.
• Cut pork in 1-1/2inch cubes.
• Place with water in a heavy saucepan and bring quickly to a boil.
• 2.
• Meanwhile, slice and crush ginger root.
• Then add in to pan along with soy sauce, sherry and salt.
• Simmer, covered, 1 hour.
• 3.
• Add in sugar.
• Turn meat over and simmer, covered, 30 min more.
• VARIATIONS: For the white sugar, substitute brown sugar.
• In step 2 add in any of the following:2 scallion stalks, cut in 1-inch sections
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cloves star anise
• 1 c. onion, sliced
• 1/4 lb.
• dry Chinese cabbage (soaked); omit the salt
• 1/4 lb.
• salted haddock or possibly other dry fish (soaked), cut in 1-inch squares; omit the salt
• In step 3, add in 1/2 c. lily buds (soaked) and 2 Tbsp.
• cloud ear mushrooms (soaked).
• During the last hour of cooking, add in any of the following:
• 1 bunch carrots, peeled and sliced rolling-cut style
• 2 Pounds Chinese white turnips, peeled, cut in 1-1/2 inch cubes
• 6 celery stalks, cut in 1-1/2 inch sections
• 6 or possibly more Large eggs, hardboiled and shelled
• 2 c. fresh squid, cut in 1-inch sections
• 1/2 lb.
• peastarch noodles, boiled 20 min, then liquid removed, and added with 1-1/2 c. boiling water
• During the last 20 min, add in 2 or possibly 3 bean curd cakes, cut in quarters or possibly cubed, and/or possibly 2 c. bamboo shoots, cut in large chunks.
• During the last 3 min, add in 1 can abalone, cut in 1/4-inch slices.
• Also substitute 1 c. abalone liquid for the water in step 1.