Tender, fragrant slow cooked pork shoulder steaks with star anise, delicious served simply with rice, or used in a variety of different dishes including Salt & Chilli Pork.
This simple cooking method turns inexpensive pork shoulder steaks into delicious, tender meat. It’s so good, it’s hard to resist eating it with just a pinch of salt, or simply with some steamed rice and a little of the cooking broth. But, if you can bring yourself to save some (or, make a double batch), you’ll never be more than 10 minutes away from delicious dishes like shredded aromatic pork and salt and chilli crispy pork.
Ingredients For Slow Cooked Pork Steaks With Star Anise
This recipe uses pork shoulder steaks and chicken stock, as well as star anise which adds a mild aromatic aniseed flavour.
- Pork Shoulder Steaks
- Star Anise
- Chicken Stock
How To Make Slow Cooked Pork Steaks With Star Anise
Although this pork shoulder recipe takes some time to cook, the preparation involved couldn’t be easier. With the pork shoulder steaks, star anise and chicken stock added to a pot, the pork is left to simmer gently until deliciously tender. As with similar recipes, this is great to prepare on a quiet, lazy day. The cooked pork can be eaten straight away, or set aside and chilled or frozen for future use in a variety of dishes.
Step 1: Boil
In a pot, add the pork shoulder steaks, light chicken stock, hoisin sauce, whole star anise, sea salt and MSG. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low.
Step 2: Simmer
Simmer the pork steaks for 1 hour and 40 minutes, until tender. Remove the pork from the broth and set aside on a plate.
Step 3: Serve
Serve the pork as desired. Or, set aside to cool completely for use in future dishes like salt and chilli crispy pork.
I hope you’ll try this slow cooked pork shoulder with star anise recipe. If you do, let me know in the comments how it went!
- 4 pork shoulder steaks around 700g total weight
- 250 ml light chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 whole star anise
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon MSG
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In a pot, add the pork shoulder steaks, light chicken stock, hoisin sauce, whole star anise, sea salt and MSG. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid.
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Simmer the pork shoulder steaks for 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Remove the cooked pork from the simmering stock. Serve as desired or set aside to cool completely for use in recipes.
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- McGovern, Kenny (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 240 Pages – 06/09/2022 (Publication Date) – Robinson (Publisher)
