Sweet and Sour Pork Hock

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    as Part of a Banquet
    • Difficulty

      Complex

Appears in

By Dan Hong

Published 2014

  • About

Sweet and sour pork was pretty much a staple for Aussie families that grew up between the 1970s and the 1990s. My version is inspired by Longrain’s caramelised pork hock dish with Chinese five-spice and chilli vinegar. Start this recipe a day ahead if you’re going to go the whole hog and make the terrine.

Ingredients

Pork Hocks

Method

Day 1 Pork Hocks

Add the masterstock to a large stockpot and bring to the boil. Add the pork hocks. Simmer for about 5 hours, or until the hocks are completely soft and gelatinous, and the bones can be removed easily. Transfer the hocks to a tray and leave them until cool enough to handle. Remove all the bones and knuckles, trying not to break up the meat a