Ingredients:
olive oil flavored cooking spray
4 thick midloin pork chops, well trimmed
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup Chinese wine
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon palm sugar or 1 tablespoon brown sugar
6 star anise
1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 -2 teaspoon sambal oelek
1 tablespoon honey
2 garlic cloves, crushed
coriander (to garnish) or green onions ( to garnish)
salt and pepper, taste
Directions:
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.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 10 min.
Time total: 100 min.