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Pork Hock Stew with Worcester Sauce (炖猪肘子)

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炖猪肘子(Dun Zhu Zhou Zi) Pork hock with skin on is one of my favorite cut of the meat.  The easiest way to cook it is to make a soup with it. However, the pork soup method will not give it a lot of flavor, the meat is usually tasteless and need soy sauce or chili sauce to add flavor. Well, I tried this pork stew recipe that is simple enough, yet yields a meat with rich flavor and soft texture.  See more recipes using worcester sauce. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 2 lb. Pork hock with skin on 2 tablespoon canola oil 4 tablespoon soy sauce 4 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoon Worcester Sauce A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time:  4 hours Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 2 lb. Pork hock with the skin on. Rinse clean. 2. Heat a non sticky wok, add 2 tablespoon canola oil, place the pork hock onto the oil, cover, use medium heat to pan fry for 10 minutes. 3...

Pork Stew with Arrowhead (红烧肉炖慈菇)

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红烧肉炖慈菇 (Hong Shao Rou Dun Ci Gu) Believe it or not, today it was my first time to see arrowhead, a type of root vegetable, in a Chinese supermarket in North America. I could not hide my excitement and surprise, plus the price is so reasonable : $2.29/lb. The arrowhead is abundant in southern region of mainland China, it grows in wetland. It is typically cooked in pork stew, and this recipe is going to show the taste of my hometown. Find more pork stew recipes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 3/4 lb. Arrowhead (available in some Chinese supermarket, seasonal) 1 lb. Country style rib meat (or other cuts that have some fat in the meat) 1/4 cup chicken stock 3 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time: 40 - 50  minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get about 1 lb. pork meat, ideally with some fat, I used country style rib...