Asian pork with wilted Asian greens

Recipes / Meat

Introduce the taste of Asia to your family with this easy pork cutlets meal.

Recipe «Asian pork with wilted Asian greens» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp brown sugar, 80ml tamari, 6 whole star anise, 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger, 1 tbsp rice vinegar , 1/2 tsp sesame oil, 8 pork loin cutlets, excess fat trimmed, 60ml water , 1/2 tsp sesame seeds, 1 bunch gai choy, ends trimmed, 1 bunch choy sum, ends trimmed, 1/2 small Chinese cabbage, coarsely chopped, 1 bunch green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp brown sugar 
  • 80ml tamari 
  • 6 whole star anise 
  • 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger 
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar 
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil 
  • 8 pork loin cutlets, excess fat trimmed 
  • 60ml water 
  • 1/2 tsp sesame seeds 
  • 1 bunch gai choy, ends trimmed 
  • 1 bunch choy sum, ends trimmed 
  • 1/2 small Chinese cabbage, coarsely chopped 
  • 1 bunch green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally 

Instructions

  1. Combine sugar, 60ml (1/4 cup) of the tamari, star anise, ginger, vinegar and oil in a glass bowl. Add the pork and turn to coat. Cover and place in fridge for 3 hours to develop the flavours.
  2. Preheat oven to 220°C. Remove pork from marinade and place in a roasting pan. Reserve marinade. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until pork is brown and cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil and set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
  3. Meanwhile, combine reserved marinade and water in the roasting pan and bring to the boil over high heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Add the remaining tamari and stir until well combined. Remove from heat.
  4. Heat a wok over medium heat. Add the sesame seeds and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until toasted. Transfer to a plate. Add the gai choy, choy sum, cabbage and green shallot to the wok and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until just wilted.
  5. Divide the Asian greens among serving plates and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Top with pork and serve drizzled with sauce.