Chinese Pork Slow Cooker Food

ASIAN SLOW COOKER PORK

Steps:

• Place onions in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Mix garlic, salt and pepper. Cut roast in half; rub with garlic mixture. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown pork in oil on all sides. Transfer to slow cooker; add bay leaves., In a small bowl, mix hot water and honey; stir in soy sauce, vinegar and spices. Pour over pork. Cook, covered, on low for 4-5 hours or until meat is tender., Remove pork from slow cooker; keep warm. Discard bay leaves. Mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until thickened, stirring twice., Coarsely shred pork into bite-sized pieces; serve with sauce over rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and, if desired, green onions.

CHINESE BRAISED PORK (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• 1. Put coconut oil in a container and microwave for a few seconds to melt. (Coconut oil melts at a very low temperature so it will only take 5 to 10 seconds.)
• 2. Massage pork with some of the coconut oil.
• 3. In a frying pan, add the rest of the coconut oil. Fry meat for 4 minutes on each side. Remove meat and place into the slow cooker, fat side up.
• 4. In the same frying pan, add the braising stock ingredients in with the remaining oil. Simmer for a few minutes.
• 5. Then add the remainder of ingredients and warm for 1 or 2 minutes.
• 6. Pour over the meat in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours (or 8-10 hours on low). Baste 2 or 3 times during cooking.
• 7. Sans Crock Pot, you could also cook this in a roasting pan in a 325-350 oven for the same amount of time.

SLOW COOKER CHAR SIU (CHINESE BARBECUED PORK)

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Place in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add pork to bag and seal. Marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
• Place pork and marinade in a crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
• Remove pork from slow cooker using a slotted spoon. Place on a cutting board or work surface. Cover with aluminum foil and keep warm.
• Add broth to sauce in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes or until sauce thickens. Shred pork with 2 forks and serve with sauce.

FIVE SPICE SLOW COOKER PORK WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Rub the pork all over with the five-spice powder and salt. Add the chicken broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and red pepper to the slow cooker. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the scallions, garlic, ginger, the mushrooms, if using, and the meat, turning it a few times to coat. Cover the cooker, set it on HIGH, and cook for 4 hours. Set the cooker on LOW and cook until the meat is very tender, at least another 2 hours (6 hours total).
• Transfer the pork to a platter, cover lightly, and let rest 15 minutes. Meanwhile, pour the cooking liquid into a measuring cup and skim off and discard the vegetables and fat that rise to the surface. Slice the meat and serve warm or at room temperature with noodles and the sauce on the side.

SZECHUAN PORK (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Trim chops of excess fat and brown on both sides in a skillet on the stove top.
• Place chops in the bottom of the crock pot and cover with bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and green onions.
• Combine remaining ingredients together in a bowl and pour over vegetables.
• Cook on low for 3-5 hours or until chops are tender and cooked through.
• Serve hot with cooked rice.

SPICY CHINESE PORK FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over med/high heat.
• Saute the tenderloin chunks quickly for about 5 minutes(watching them closely to not burn the outsides of the meat) to get some color on them. This will get rid of a little fat and liquid from the meat as well.
• With a slotted spoon, scoop out the meat and place in your slow cooker, discard any fat or liquid from the meat cooking.
• Add the mushrooms, leeks, carrots, water chestnuts, and garlic to your slow cooker also.
• In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the orange marmalade, chili sauce, hoisin sauce, dry sherry, soy sauce, and crushed red pepper.
• Pour sauce mixture over the ingredients in the slow cooker, and stir to coat everything well.
• Cover with lid, put your slow cooker on High and cook for 2 1/2 hours.
• After 2 1/2 hours, mix the cornstarch and water in a small cup until smooth, and add it to the mixture in your slow cooker.
• Stir for a couple minutes, until you see the sauce thicken slightly, then close lid again and let cook on High for another 30 minutes.

SLOW COOKER CHINESE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and add pork chops to the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Top pork chops with onions.
• In a medium-sized bowl, mix together ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, water, garlic, and ginger and pour over pork chops.
• Cook on low heat for 3-4 hours or until meat is fall-apart tender.
• Serve over warm rice and top pork chops with sesame seeds and sliced green onions (optional).