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Recipes with pork

Mexican-style pork adobada

Mexican-style pork adobada

A spicy smoky stew cooked with pork belly and Mexican-style adobo sauce made with chili flakes, chipotle, roasted garlic, cinnamon, thyme, oregano, vinegar, salt and sugar.
Cook time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Pork larb (laab)

Pork larb (laab)

What is this ultra photogenic dish? It is sweet-tangy-salty-spicy ground pork with khao koor (ground toasted sticky rice), basil, mint and chili traditionally served with sticky rice.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cajun dirty rice

Cajun dirty rice

The “dirty” look comes from a combination of sausage fat, Cajun seasoning and chopped chicken livers. But unsanitary, Cajun rice is not. It is tasty beyond words.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Chinese braised pork hock

Chinese braised pork hock

A whole pork hock is browned until the skin blisters then slow cooked with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, shallots, peppercorns, bay leaves and star anise.
Cook time: 7 hours hours
Servings: 4 people
Sticky Sichuan pork

Sticky Sichuan pork

Season pork with salt, crushed Sichuan peppercorns and five-spice powder, brown in oil then simmer in broth. Scoop out, make the spicy sticky sauce, toss in the cooked pork and voila! Pretty simple but very tasty and aromatic.
Cook time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
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