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Slow Cooker Braised Pork Hocks

This is a classic Chinese restaurant menu item made all in the convenience of your slow cooker. It'll surely please everyone in the family.
Prep Time8 hours
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time1 day 8 hours
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 1 Piece Pork Hock
  • 1/2 Cup Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Chinese Cooking Wine
  • 2 Tablespoons Black Bean Garlic Paste
  • 3 Stalks Leeks rough chopped
  • 1 2-inch Piece Ginger thinly sliced
  • 2 Cups Shiitake Mushrooms
  • 1/2 Tablespoons Black Peppercorns
  • 5 Pieces Star Anise

Instructions

  • Combine soy sauce, sugar, wine, and black bean garlic paste in a bowl. Whisk until sugar is dissolved.
  • Add pork hock and leave to marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
  • Arrange leeks and shiitake at the bottom of the slow cooker.
  • Lay pork hock on top.
  • Pour in the marinade and add water until about 3/4 of the pork hock.
  • Add the peppercorns and star anise and cook for 7-8 hours on high.
  • Transfer braising liquid to a saucepan and reduce until slightly syrupy on the stovetop.