Tag: pork

27 Mar

Shoulder to lean on

“done” is not quite the right word, but you don’t need teeth to eat it: pork shoulder braised for hours in soy sauce, wine, ginger, maple syrup, sichuan peppercorns, scallions, garlic, cilantro and chili peppers. YUM!
23 May

hedgehogs (珍珠丸子)

Count the number on your plate before leaving the room: Ground pork, bamboo, ginger, shitake mushrooms, and soy sauce balls rolled in glutinous rice and steamed for half hour. The individual kernels of rice perk up like the gentlest kitty shug, and the bamboo gives the pork the “gabba gabba” quality so essential in Chinese […]
29 Mar

stir-fry pork and chard

Before and After: The fifteen minute meal. If you have extra time, brine the pork first. Sometimes we measure, but usually we don’t.