Dasheen Pork

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

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