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Chinese Roast Pork
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 360 Minutes
Ready In: 370 Minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
1 3-lb. boneless pork loin
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 3-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons chinese five-spice powder
Directions:
1. Trim pork of excess fat and season with salt and pepper. Warm oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and brown on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Transfer pork to slow cooker. Pour off all but 1 Tbsp. fat from skillet. Add onion, garlic and ginger to skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add soy sauce, brown sugar and five-spice powder. Cook, stirring, until sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute. Pour over pork.
3. Cover and cook on low until meat is very tender when pierced with a knife, about 6 hours. Remove pork to a cutting board, tent with foil and let stand 10 minutes. Thinly slice against the grain and serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com