PORK SHANK WITH STAR ANISE
Provided by Craig Claiborne
Categories dinner, main course
Time 4h45m
Yield 12 or more servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Put the pork into a mixing bowl, and pour the soy sauce over it. Turn the meat in the soy sauce and let it stand at least one hour.
- Heat the 3 cups of oil in a wok or skillet over high heat and add the meat. Set the soy sauce aside. Cook the meat, turning in the oil and spooning the oil over, about 3 or 4 minutes until nicely browned.
- Transfer the meat to a heat-proof casserole, preferably one made of clay or earthenware. Pour over it the reserved soy sauce, and add the sugar, wine, star anise and 6 cups of the water. Cover tightly and bring to a boil. Cook over moderately high heat about 1 1/2 hours. Turn the pork often as it cooks. Lift the lid of the pot and partly cover.
- Continue cooking about 30 minutes, and add about 4 more cups of water. Partly cover and continue cooking about 1 1/2 hours. To test for doneness, insert a chopstick inside the meaty part of the shank. If it pierces evenly, the meat is done. Otherwise, continue cooking up to 30 minutes longer or until done.
- If the spinach is sandy, rinse well and drain.
- Heat remaining two tablespoons of oil in a wok or skillet and add the spinach. Cook, stirring, about 90 seconds, turning the spinach over and over until totally wilted.
- Arrange the spinach on a serving dish. Arrange the pork shank on top in the center. Spoon the sauce over. Cut the meat into individual portions and serve
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 773, UnsaturatedFat 60 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 73 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 668 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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