Korean-Style Slow-Cooked Pork
Ingredients
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3 pounds boneless, skinless pork shoulder
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1½ tablespoons salt
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2 teaspoons black pepper
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5 garlic cloves
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2 inches peeled ginger
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½ cup soy sauce
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½ cup rice vinegar
Tools
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garlic crusher
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strainer
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whisk
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medium bowl
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wooden spoon
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measuring cups
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measuring spoons
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large bowl
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chopping board
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knife
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small bowl
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liquid measuring cup
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pot
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zester
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citrus juicer
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vegetable peeler
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spoon
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2 forks
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covered casserole dish
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June Oven
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Preferences
Season the pork
Place the pork in a casserole dish or dutch oven and sprinkle salt and pepper over all sides. Use all the salt and pepper.
3 pounds boneless, skinless pork shoulder
1½ tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
covered casserole dish
measuring spoons
Crush the garlic
Crush the garlic with a garlic crusher, mortar and pestle or knife and add it to a medium bowl.
5 garlic cloves
medium bowl
garlic crusher
Grate the ginger
Grate the ginger on a zester or fine holes of a grater. Add the grated ginger to the bowl with the garlic.
zester
2 inches peeled ginger
Add wet ingredients and star anise
Add the soy sauce, rice vinegar, chicken broth, oyster sauce, honey, Sriracha and star anise to the bowl.
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup rice vinegar
2 cups chicken broth
½ cup oyster sauce
2 tablespoons Sriracha
2 tablespoons honey
3 star anise
liquid measuring cup
Peel and juice the orange
With a vegetable peeler, peel the orange zest in strips. Add the zest to the bowl, then slice the orange in half and squeeze the juice directly into the bowl. Whisk to combine.
1 orange
citrus juicer
vegetable peeler
chopping board
knife
whisk
Add the cooking liquid to the pork
Pour the contents of the bowl over the pork. Cover the dish or pot with the lid.
Slow cook the pork
Place the pork on the bottom shelf of the June Oven. Cook using the Slow Cook setting for 6 hours on Low or 4 hours on High, until a fork penetrates the meat with almost no resistance. If desired, follow instructions on your June Oven to continue cooking.
June Oven
Pull the pork
Remove the pork from the June Oven. Transfer the pork shoulder to a large bowl or dish, leaving the liquid behind. Shred the meat with two forks. Discard any large chunks of fat. Cover the bowl and keep the pork warm in the June Oven.
2 forks
large bowl
Strain the cooking liquid
Place a strainer over a medium pot. Strain the cooking liquid into the pot. Discard any solids.
strainer
pot
Reduce the cooking liquid
Bring the cooking liquid to a boil over medium heat. Add the sugar and stir. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
½ cup sugar
measuring cups
wooden spoon
Make a slurry
Mix the corn starch and water together in a small bowl.
3 tablespoons corn starch
3 tablespoons water
small bowl
spoon
Thicken the cooking liquid
Stir the slurry into the pot. Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir frequently until the liquid has thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Remove the pot from the heat.
corn starch slurry
Serve
Remove the pork from the June Oven. Serve the pork warm, passing the sauce on the side.