Slow Cooker Chinese Stewed Pork Hock (Pata Tim)
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Author: Liza A
Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
- 2½ lbs pork hock
- ¾ cup soy sauce
- 1 tsp whole peppercorn
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 piece star anise
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp liquid seasoning (Knorr or Maggie)
- 5 cups water
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced thinly
- 8 pcs dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes and drained
- Bunch bok choy
Instructions
- In slow cooker, combine soy sauce, peppercorn, bay leaf, star anise, brown sugar, liquid seasoning and water. Mix well; add pork hock and carrots. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours.
- Gently transfer pork hock and carrots onto a serving platter. Scoop 2 cups of the sauce into a pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Add mushrooms and bok choy. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.
- Dissolve 2 tbsp cornstarch in 2 tbsp water; slowly add to the sauce. Stir until sauce thickens. Turn off heat. Scoop vegetables and place around pork hock. Pour sauce over meat and vegetables.
- Serve and enjoy!
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