Name: Chinese Braised Pork
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 pound spinach; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 generous pinch sugar; freshly-ground black pepper; 2 pounds boned pork, cut in 1-inch cubes; 3 tablespoons sake (or dry sherry); 2-4 tablespoons lard; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 6 tablespoons soy sauce; 6 tablespoons water; 1 teaspoon finely-chopped ginger

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

2 pounds boned pork, cut in 1-inch cubes
2-4 tablespoons lard
6

Method

Heat lard in a deep frying pan; add pork and sauté, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Combine soy sauce, sake (or dry sherry), water, finely-chopped ginger, garlic, sugar and pepper, to taste, and pour over pork. Bring mixture to the boil; cover and simmer gently for 1 hour.

Heat oil in a saucepan; add washed and drained spinach and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes