Macau Style Pork Asado

This Macau style pork asado require only just combining the ingredients together and cooking the pork meat until tender. No need to roast or broil the pork to make a Chinese style pork asado. Just combine the pork, soy sauce, sugar, peppercorns, salt, bay leaf, garlic, anise, water and mushrooms. Then cook until the meat is tender. Garnish with cashew nuts, parsley or spring onions.

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How to Cook Macau Style Pork Asado

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Pork Recipe

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Manny

Ingredients

• 1 kilo pork chops or spareribs
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar pack
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. peppercorns whole
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 pc bay leaf
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 petal star anise or sanque
• 4 to 5 pcs dried mushrooms optional
• 1 tsp. MSG
• 1/2 cup toasted cashew nuts

Instructions

How to cook macau style pork asado:

• Boil and simmer pork with all the above mentioned ingredients except cashew nuts.
• If sauce dries and pork is not yet done, ad more water.
• Boil over low fire until sauce thickens.
• Add cashew nuts when about to serve.
• Garnish with parley or spring onions and cut into 2-inch long sprigs.
• Best when served with pickled papaya.