Slow cooker Asian pork roast recipe
Ingredients
900g pork leg steaks
1tbsp vegetable oil
1inch/3cm piece ginger peeled and finely chopped
3 garlic cloves sliced
2 long red chillies, seeded and sliced
3 whole star anise
1tbsp honey
150ml hoisin sauce
250ml/1 cup of sherry
Turn the slow cooker on. Heat a large frying pan with the oil. Season the meat well and then brown on all sides. Remove from the pan and then sauté the ginger, garlic and one of the chilis for 5 minutes. Pour in the hoisin, five spice, rice wine or sherry and star anise. Stir to mix well. Place the roast in the slow cooker. Pour the sauce over and place the lid on. Cook on low heat for 8 hours or high heat for 4 hours. Do not lift the lid while cooking as it will take longer. Serve over rice with the remaining red chili and some chopped spring onions.
