Cinnamon Star Anise Pork Chops Food

CINNAMON & STAR ANISE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the salt, sugar, onion, garlic, white pepper, and soy sauces. I used two thin pieces of cinnamon.
• 2. Rinse the pork chops. You can tenderize if you like with a mallet or needle tenderizer. Add the chops to a sturdy zip lock bag. I use a needle tenderizer, both sides, not to tenderize the meat but to allow the marinade to soak into the meat.
• 3. Add the marinade, the star anise, and cinnamon to the zip lock bag, squish the chops around, mindful of the where the bones are next to the bag. Remove as much as air as you can from the bag and zip close. Place the bag in the fridge for at least 3 hours but overnight is recommended. For 3-6 hours, flip the bag once an hour.
• 4. When you are ready to cook, place the contents of the zip lock bag to a pot.
• 5. Add water to just cover the chops. Bring to a boil then reduce to a low boil, and let the chops cook until the liquid is reduced by half and the chops are tender.
• 6. Remove the chops to a dish with a slotted spoon leaving the liquid in the pot.
• 7. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water to make a slurry. Whisk the slurry into the liquid and bring to a boil, whisk or stir for several minutes to slightly thicken the sauce. Remove the star anise and cinnamon sticks.
• 8. Serve the chops with rice and a vegetable on the side and spoon the sauce over the chops. (I stir fried okra, tomatoes and onion as a side dish.)

ASIAN PORK WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Season the pork with salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat with the vegetable oil. Add the pork and brown on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Combine the broth, soy sauce, sherry, sugar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, star anise and cinnamon stick in a 5-quart slow cooker. Stir to dissolve the sugar, then add the garlic, ginger and mushrooms. Add the pork, cover and program to cook 4 hours on high, then 2 hours on low, or 6 hours total on low.
• Transfer the pork to a platter, cover and let rest 15 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the broth and halve them, then return to the broth.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the noodles as the label directs. Slice the pork. Divide the noodles among bowls and top with some of the broth and mushrooms and a few slices of pork. Garnish with the water chestnuts, chiles, scallions and cilantro.

CINNAMON-APPLE PORK CHOPS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook pork chops in 1 tablespoon butter for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Remove chops and keep warm.
• Add the apples, pecans, brown sugar mixture and remaining butter to the pan; cook and stir until apples are tender.
• Serve with chops.

PORK RIB CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLE AND STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet; cook until brown on both sides and thermometer inserted horizontally into pork registers 140°F, about 7 minutes per side. Transfer to plates; tent with foil.
• Pour off drippings from skillet. Add 2 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and star anise to same skillet and stir over high heat until melted. Add apples; cook until brown and caramelized, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Spoon apples over pork. Add apple juice and vinegar to skillet; boil sauce until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 3 minutes. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon butter; season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle sauce over apples and pork.
• *Brown, star-shaped seedpods; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets.

STAR ANISE BRINE

Steps:

• In a large pot set over high heat, combine 1 gallon of water and the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Heat until the sugar and salt are dissolved, then remove from stove.
• Let cool completely and refrigerate until needed.

FIVE-SPICE GLAZED SMOKED CHOPS

Steps:

• Place the first 6 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring just to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes., In a 12-in. skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add pork chops; cook until bottoms are browned, 4-5 minutes. Turn chops; spoon glaze over top. Cook, uncovered, until chops are glazed and heated through, 3-4 minutes.

BRAISED PORK WITH PLUMS

Steps:

• Cut the pork into big pieces about the length of your thumb and twice as wide. Put into a bowl or food bag, and add the wine, soy sauces, half the ginger, half the garlic and half the chilli. Marinate for at least 1 hr or up to 24 hrs.
• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3, then heat the oil in a large casserole. Tip in half the spring onions, remaining ginger and garlic, the star anise, five-spice powder and cinnamon. Fry gently until fragrant and soft. Stir in the sugar, turn up the heat, then lift the pork from the marinade and turn in the oniony mix for about 3 mins until the meat is just sealed but not browned. Tip in the marinade, tomato purée and stock, give it a stir, cover, then braise in the oven for 2 hrs.
• After the first hr is up, add the plums to the pan. Take the lid off and carry on the cooking, uncovered. The meat should be completely tender, turning golden brown where it breaks the surface of the sauce. Spoon off any excess fat from the surface, then scoop the meat and plums carefully from the pan with a slotted spoon. Turn up the heat and boil the sauce for 5-10 mins until reduced and slightly syrupy. Return everything to the pan, gently warm through, then scatter the rest of the spring onions over the top to serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH STAR ANISE, SLOW COOKED

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot and brown chops.
• At the same time combine, stock, wine, soy, sugar, star anise, 5-spice, sambel, honey and garlic.
• Pour over the chops and bring to the boil.
• Then cover and cook very very slow for 1-1/4 hours until very tender, turning once or twice.
• Serve over boiled rice garnished with the coriander or green chopped onions.
• Steamed Asian greens on the side is nice.