Cantonese Pork

  Dinner

This Cantonese-style recipe is our favorite way to prepare pork loin. We love it with fried rice and veggies, but it's also delicious sliced and served cold as an appetizer. Try dipping it in soy sauce, hot mustard and sesame seeds.

Cantonese Pork

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TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + marinating Cook: 3 hours
YIELD: 10 servings.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine or mirin (sweet rice wine)
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
  • 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon red food coloring, optional
  • 1 boneless pork loin roast (about 4 pounds)

Instructions

  • 1. In a large shallow bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients and, if desired, red food coloring. Cut pork roast lengthwise in half. Add pork; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 24 hours.
  • 2. Transfer pork and marinade to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until a thermometer inserted in roast reads 145° and meat is tender. Let roast stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

5 ounces cooked pork: 262 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 91mg cholesterol, 498mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 36g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
5 lean meat.

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