Braised Pork Knuckle
Microwave the pork knuckle on high power, serve with bok choy hearts, then drizzle with the meat gravy thickened with a cornstarch slurry.
Ingredients
Pork knuckle (de-haired, cleaned, drained)
1
bok choy hearts
18
shiitake mushrooms (sliced into strips)
5
rock sugar
3 tbsp
soy sauce
5 tbsp
star anise
5
cooking wine
1 tbsp
ginger
3 slices
minced scallion
1 tbsp
cornstarch
1 tbsp
water (for thickening)
1 tbsp
cooking oil
2 tbsp
Instructions
1
Marinating
Remove hair from the pork knuckle, clean it, drain it, then marinate it together with the sliced shiitake mushrooms, rock sugar, soy sauce, and star anise for 30 minutes.
2
Microwave Cooking
Put 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a bowl, add the pork knuckle, and microwave on high power for 8 minutes. Take it out, add cooking wine, ginger, and minced scallion, then microwave on high power for another 10 minutes.
3
Preparing Side Dish
Add water and oil to the bok choy hearts, microwave on high power for 2 minutes, then take out and arrange around the edge of the plate.
4
Thickening and Drizzling Sauce
Mix the cornstarch with 1 tbsp of water and the meat juices, microwave on high power for 1 minute, then drizzle over the dish.
