Asian Pork Pot Roast
Tender and flavorful Asian Pork Pot Roast seasoned with dark soy sauce and spices. Delicious served with rice or mashed potatoes.
Keyword : asian pork pot roast, asian pot roast, pork loin roast
Ingredients
- 1 boneless pork loin (3 lbs / 1.35 kg)
- 10 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- 8 cloves
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1½ cup water (360ml)
- 1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Using a boning knife (or similar), insert the knife just under the silver skin and slice all the way through the side until all the silver skin is removed.
- Make 10 deep incisions in pork loin. Stuff garlic cloves in the incisions.
- Sprinkle the pork loin all over with salt and pepper.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven. Place pork loin garlic side down and allow it to brown for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the pork loin over and brown the other side for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add cinnamon stick, star anise, and cloves. Drizzle dark soy sauce over the top of pork loin.
- Pour water into the dutch oven and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes. Half way through, flip the pork loin once.
- When done, remove pork loin and whole spices from the dutch oven. Cover pork loin with aluminum foil to keep warm.
- Pour cornstarch mixture into the dutch oven and let it come back to a boil. Cook until thick and bubbly. Turn off stove.
- Slice pork loin and drizzle sauce over the top.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal
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