Name: Dasheen Pork
Yield: Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients: 4 medium dasheen/taros, peeled and cut into ½-inch slices; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 tablespoons dark rum; 1 teaspoon peeled and grated fresh ginger; 1 (1-inch) piece red bean curd, chopped; 2 tablespoons green seasoning; 1 teaspoon five-spice powder; 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion; 5 whole cloves, slightly crushed; 1 clove garlic, slightly crushed, plus 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 pounds boneless pork shoulder; 1 bay leaf

Preparation info

Serves:
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

Dasheen Pork is one of those dishes that melds local ingredients and Old World cooking style and it is an iconic Trinidad Chinese dish. Dasheen is the local word for taro.

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless pork shoulder
1 bay leaf
1 clove

Main course

Method

Place the pork shoulder in a pot with the bay leaf, crushed garlic, and cloves. Add just enough water to cover and bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, for 30 minutes, or until the pork is tender.
While the pork is cooking, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the taro. Simmer for 10 minutes, drain, and set aside to cool.
When the pork is tender, r

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