Slow cooker sticky pork
- Serves 4
- Prep time: 6 mins | Cooking time: 8hrs on low or 4.5hrs on high + 15 mins to reduce sauce
Ideal for busy lifestyles, this fuss-free recipe is the perfect meal to pop on before heading into work. Ensure you return home to a delicious dinner packed full of flavour and loved by the whole family!
Ingredients
1.6kg - 2kg pork shoulder
2 tbsp Chinese five spice (or a 2 tbsp mix of toasted & ground fennel seeds, ground ginger, cinnamon, star anise & cloves)
10cm piece fresh ginger, sliced
5 whole garlic cloves
⅓ cup Pams Soy Sauce
¼ cup vinegar (preferably rice wine vinegar)
1 onion, cut into quarters
¾ cup of Pams Brown Sugar
Method
Remove and discard rind from pork. Rub pork all over with five-spice powder and loads of cracked pepper.
Heat a glug of oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook for 4 minutes each side or until browned all over.
Combine ginger, garlic, soy, vinegar, onion and ¼ cup of brown sugar in the base of the slow cooker. Place pork into slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4.5 hours until pork is tender.
Once cooked, drain the liquid from the dish, removing the aromatics, and add to a small saucepan. Add remaining sugar and reduce until thick and sticky.
Place pork on a large serving platter and pour over the sauce before serving.
Top tip:
Garnish your pork with spring onion and chopped chilli, and serve with jasmine rice and steamed bok choy. If you don't have a slow cooker, make this in a deep roasting pan or dutch oven by adding 1 cup of water, then cover and cook at 150C for 3 hours before removing liquid.