Korean-style braised pork shanks
Preparation time:
15 minutes
Cook time:
20 minutes
Ingredients
Metric
Imperial
24 | 24 | braised and fully cooked Olymel pork shanks |
250 ml | 1 cup | soy sauce |
250 ml | 1 cup | BBQ sauce |
45 ml | 3 tbsp | hoisin sauce |
30 ml | 2 tbsp | sriracha sauce |
500 ml | 2 cup | brown sugar |
45 ml | 3 tbsp | chopped garlic |
30 ml | 2 tbsp | chopped ginger |
30 ml | 2 tbsp | rice vinegar |
10 ml | 2 tsp | toasted sesame oil |
7.5 ml | 1/2 tbsp | pepper |
30 ml | 2 tbsp | cornstarch |
30 ml | 2 tbsp | cold water |
- | - | green onions, finely cut (for garnish) |
Preparation
- Mix the soy, BBQ, hoisin and sriracha sauces in a casserole dish.
- Add the brown sugar, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- In a bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the water and pour the mixture into the casserole dish while stirring vigorously.
- Lower the heat and let simmer for 3 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 220°C (425° F).
- Place the pork shanks in an oven dish lined with aluminum foil.
- Baste the shanks with the sauce. Cook in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Turn the shanks over and baste them again and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
- Serve the pork shanks coated with the rest of the sauce and sprinkled with the green onions.