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Chinese Red-Cooked Pork Brioche Sandwich

Course Main
Cuisine Fusion Chinese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg (3.3lb) pork leg on the bone
  • 650 ml (2.7cups) water
  • 185 ml (0.7 cup) soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
  • 6 slices of ginger smashed
  • 5 spring onions scallions, sliced
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp five-spice powder
  • 2 star anise

To serve

  • Brioche buns
  • Radish Coleslaw
  • Toasted Sesame Seeds

Instructions

  • Bring some water to the boil in a large saucepan, add in the pork and blanch the for 5 mins.
  • Drain the water, rinse the pork and return to the saucepan, add in all the other ingredients and bring to the boil.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer covered for 2.5-3 hrs until the meat is tender, turning the pork a few times during cooking.
  • When done remove the pork from the liquid and reduce the remaining liquid by boiling it uncovered for about 20 minutes or until it thickens.
  • Slice the pork and brush the soy sauce reduction on the sliced pork.
  • Assemble the sandwiches starting with the brioche bun base, then the red-cooked pork, then the coleslaw and toasted sesame seeds before topping with the bun lid.