Four Happiness Pork

"A Shanghai specialty! "You will not find this dish on restaurant menus because it is too time-consuming. However, it is as common to Chinese families as roast beef is to Western families. It is delicious with steamed buns and any vegetable dish." From Madame Wong's Long-Life Chinese Cookbook."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Put pork in boiling water.
  • Boil 1 minute; Drain. Rinse in cold water.
  • Cut pork in 2-inch cubes.
  • Put pork and 1 cup water in an earthenware or any other heavy pot.
  • Bring water to boil.
  • Add sherry, soy sauce, ginger, and scallions.
  • Cover pot tightly; Simmer over very low heat 2 hours.
  • Add sugar.
  • Bring to high heat.
  • Baste until gravy coats the meat.
  • May be prepared in advance. May be frozen.
  • Reheat before serving.

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  1. Other than the long cooking time, it is really easy to make.
     
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