Best Five Spice Pork Roast Recipes

BONELESS PORK ROAST WITH FIVE-SPICE RUB

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together garlic, ginger, five-spice powder and oil. Sprinkle salt over pork. Rub pork evenly with spice rub; refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450°F Place pork on a rack in roasting pan; bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F Bake an additional 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145 F to 150°F.
• Remove pork from oven, cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes.

ROAST PORK BELLY WITH FIVE-SPICE RUB

Steps:

• Wipe the meat with kitchen towel to remove any moisture.
• Peel the garlic and pound it with the peppercorns, salt and five-spice powder using a pestle and mortar.
• Lay the pork, skin-side down, in a baking dish and rub the spice mix into the flesh.
• Cover the dish and leave in a cool place for at least 4 hours.
• Set the oven at 220°C.
• Put the pork in, skin-side up, and bake for 30 minutes, then turn the heat down to 180 C and roast for another 50-60 minutes.
• Check the juices run clear and if not roast a little longer.
• If you need to crisp up the fat, move the meat to the top shelf for the last 15 minutes.
• Take the pork out of the dish and let rest on a chopping board for at least 10 minutes.
• Cook the greens in boiling water for 3-4 minutes until tender but still crisp.
• Drain and put 1 tbsp water in the pan along with the oil and oyster sauce.
• Bring to a boil and tip in the greens, turn off the heat and over.
• Carve the pork along the bones.
• Serve with greens and rice.

FIVE-SPICE ROAST PORK BELLY

Steps:

• Make the marinade by mixing the soy sauce, sugar and five-spice powder in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in the sesame oil.
• Place the pork belly in a sealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over it. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours, turning occasionally.
• Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Pierce holes every inch through the pork skin with a metal skewer. Place it skin side up on a rack set over a baking dish, containing about one-half inch of water.
• Roast until dark golden and crispy, about 1 hour, basting the top (skin) side with the soy sauce mixture every 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Thinly slice lengthwise with a serrated knife.

FIVE SPICE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Trim fat from roasts and cut down to fit into your crockpot.
• If necessary, remove the bone.
• Rub the Five Spice Powder all over pork roast.
• Brown roast on all sides in oil.
• Place browned roasted into crockpot.
• Mix together apple juice, wine and soy sauce and pour mixture over roast.
• Cook on low for 10 hours or high for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Cut up roast and place roast in oven to keep warm while preparing sauce.
• Strain liquid into a large measuring cup.
• Skim off fat.
• If there isn't 2 cups of liquid, add water to make up the difference.
• Next, heat liquid in a small saucepan.
• Mix together water and cornstarch; add to saucepan.
• Cook until liquid it becomes thick.
• Serve gravy over roast and rice.

FIVE SPICE PORK ROAST FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Rub roast with five spice powder.
• Sear roast in a skillet with hot oil before placing it in the cooker.
• Mix together and pour over roast: apple juice, wine and soy sauce.
• Cover and cook on low setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high setting for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
• For Gravy: Strain cooking liquid.
• Skim off fat.
• Combine 2 cups of liquid (may have to add water to make 2 cups) with cornstarch and water.
• Cook until thick and bubbly.
• Serve over rice.