BRAISED PORK WITH ORANGE AND FENNEL

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Make and share this Braised Pork With Orange and Fennel recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dicentra

Categories Pork

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 cinnamon stick
1/2 teaspoon anise seed
3 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, smashed
4 slices peeled fresh ginger (1/2-inch-thick)
2 slices fresh orange zest
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup medium-dry sherry
2 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth (20 fl oz)
3 fennel bulbs, stalks cut off and discarded, then bulbs sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F
Wrap cinnamon stick and anise seeds in a small square of cheesecloth and tie bundle closed with string.
Pat pork dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a deep 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown pork in 3 batches, turning, about 4 minutes per batch. Transfer to a bowl as browned.
Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot and cook onion and garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes.
Add ginger, zest, and sugar and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in soy sauce, rice wine, broth, pork with any accumulated juices, and cheesecloth bag.
Braise mixture, covered, in oven 1 hour.
Stir in fennel and braise, covered, in oven until fennel is very tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Discard cheesecloth bag, then season pork mixture with salt and pepper and stir in cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 736.9, Fat 51.3, SaturatedFat 16.7, Cholesterol 161.2, Sodium 1686.5, Carbohydrate 19.6, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 5.3, Protein 44.4