Best Twice Cooked Pork Recipes

TWICE-COOKED PORK

Steps:

• Place pork, 6 scallions, ginger and salt in large pot. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until tender. Remove meat, and discard liquid. When pork has cooled, remove skin and any bones. Cut meat in half crosswise, then slice it thinly lengthwise.
• Slice remaining scallions lengthwise, then in 3-inch pieces.
• Heat oil in wok or skillet. When very hot, add pork and stir-fry until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour off excess oil and fat. Add garlic and ginger, and stir-fry 10 seconds. Add scallions, and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add chili paste, rice wine, soy sauce, sugar and Sichuan pepper, and stir-fry another minute. Scatter with cilantro and serve.

TWICE-COOKED PORK BELLY WITH CIDER SAUCE

Steps:

• The day before you want to eat, lay the pork belly skinned-side down, season generously, scatter over the fennel seeds and crumble over 3 of the bay leaves. From the widest side, roll into a tight log and use some butcher's string to tie at regular intervals. (You could take some fennel seeds and bay to your butcher and ask them to do it for you.)
• Heat oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3 1/2. Melt the butter in a large, shallow flameproof casserole dish or ovenproof sauté pan. Brown the pork all over (this will take a good 15 mins), then remove from the pan and add the vegetables and remaining bay leaves. Cook for about 10 mins until starting to colour. Nestle the pork among the veg. Pour over the cider and bring everything to a simmer, cover and cook in the oven for 2 hrs.
• When the pork is ready, leave to cool a bit, then remove the pork from the braise and chill. Strain the sauce into a jug and chill. Fish out the bay leaves and blitz the veg to a purée in a food processor. Tip into a bowl and chill.
• On the day, heat oven to 220C/ 200C fan/gas 8. Cut the pork into six rounds. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the pork, then put in the oven for 20 mins, turning halfway through, until crispy. Meanwhile, remove the solidified fat from the top of the braising juices, simmer until syrupy and reheat the purée. Serve everything in the middle of the table or smear some of the purée across plate, sit a piece of pork on top next to a burnt butter cabbage wedge, a piece of potato cake and some crackling (see 'Goes well with', right). Pour over some of the sauce and serve.

TWICE-COOKED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Put a large skillet over medium-high heat; a minute later add 2 tablespoons butter and/or oil. When butter foam subsides or oil dimples, add meat (curve it into skillet if necessary). Brown it well on all sides, for a total of 4 to 6 minutes. Turn off heat, remove meat from pan, and let it sit on a board. When skillet has cooled a bit, proceed.
• Cut meat into inch-thick slices. Once again turn heat to medium-high, add remaining butter and/or oil and, when it's hot, add pork slices to pan. Brown on each side, about 2 or 3 minutes each. Turn heat to low and remove meat to a warm platter.
• Add 1/2 cup water to pan, turn heat to high, and cook, stirring and scraping, for a minute. Lower heat slightly, add cream and cook until slightly thickened. Stir in mustard, lemon juice or Calvados, if you're using them, then taste and adjust seasoning. Serve meat with sauce spooned on top, garnished, if you like, with parsley.

TWICE COOKED PORK STIR FRY

Steps:

• Cook pork slightly in a nonstick skillet sprayed with non stick spray just until slightly pink in the center. Let cool 5 minutes and cut into thin strips.
• Heat oil in large skillet or wok over medium high heat. Stir fry onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes. Add cabbage, carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms, pork, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper; stir fry for 5 minutes until vegetables are crisp tender.
• Combine chicken broth and cornstarch in a small cup until smooth. Add to skillet; cook and stir gently about 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
• Serve over rice.

TWICE-COOKED CHILE PORK

Steps:

• Place pork belly into a pot and cover with water. Add ginger and Sichuan peppercorns. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until some of the fat has rendered out, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the pork from the pot and cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Drain. Cut the pork into thin slices, about 1/8 inch thick. Return pork slices to pot. Stir in chile bean paste, sweet bean paste, and sugar. Cover and cook over medium heat until the pork is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a wok over medium heat. Cook and stir green bell pepper and salt until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a dish.
• Heat remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork until pieces begin to shrink and brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Return green bell pepper to the wok. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

TWICE-COOKED PORK BELLY WITH AN ONION & APPLE VELOUTé

Steps:

• With a pestle and mortar, crush the coriander seeds with the star anise, then stir through the salt. Season the pork on both sides with the salt mix. Place the pork, skin side up, in an ovenproof dish that is just large enough to hold it. Scatter over the herbs, then leave overnight if you have time - see tip, below.
• Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Empty the goose fat into a saucepan and heat until liquid and starting to simmer. Ladle the fat over the pork; add sunflower oil to cover if you need to. Cover the dish with foil, then cook the pork in the oven, undisturbed, for 3 hrs by which time it will be very tender.
• Remove the dish from the oven and leave it to settle for 10 mins. Meanwhile, line a tray with a piece of greaseproof paper. Carefully lift the pork from the fat and pick off any herbs. Lay it on the paper, skin side down. Cut another piece of paper and lay it over the pork. Cover with a tray, weighed down with a couple of cans, and leave in fridge overnight - see tip, below.
• When you are ready to cook the pork, heat oven to 220C/ fan 200C/ gas 7. Remove pork from the tray, then peel away paper. Lightly score the skin into neat diamonds with a sharp knife and trim the edges so you get a perfect rectangle.
• To cook the pork, heat a drizzle of oil in a large non-stick ovenproof pan. Lay the pork, skin side down, and leave for a few mins to crackle, then place the pan in the oven and cook for 20 mins. Remove from the oven and check to see that the skin has blistered, then carefully flip it over and cook the underside for 3 mins just to heat through. Lift to a board.
• While the pork is roasting, make the velouté. Heat the butter in a frying pan. Cook the onions and apples for 8-10 mins until soft, but not coloured. Pour in the stock and simmer for 8 mins until the apples start to collapse. Stir in the cream, then simmer everything for 2 mins more. Season with salt and pepper. Carefully tip into a blender, blitz until as smooth as possible, then tip into a saucepan so it's ready to be reheated.
• Boil the carrots for 2 mins in salted water, then drain well. Heat the olive oil, then fry the carrots with seasoning for 5 mins, tossing occasionally until starting to brown. Gently reheat the velouté. You're now ready to plate up.
• Use a sharp knife to carve the pork into long slices about 2cm thick. Lay 2 or 3 slices on each plate, slightly overlapping. Put 3 or 4 carrots on each plate, lying all in the same direction as the pork. Spoon a puddle of velouté over the end of the carrots. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.

THREE-DAY, TWICE-COOKED PORK ROAST WITH FRIED-HERB SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Day 1: Prep the pork:
• Place pork shoulder on a rimmed baking sheet. Season with 1 tablespoon each kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover pork with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Day 2: Cook the pork:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat a large heavy pot (such as a Dutch oven) over high; add 1/4 cup oil, onion, carrot, and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables start to sizzle; reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, herbs, and spices and sauté for 1 minute more. Add the wine and bring to a simmer.
• Place the pork on top of the aromatics and add enough stock or water to come halfway up the pork. Bring liquid to a simmer, and then cover pot with a lid or a couple layers of foil.
• Transfer pot to oven and cook for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 325°F and cook until the meat is quite tender, about 3 hours. (To test for doneness, insert a slender, sharp knife into the middle of the roast; it should pull out easily.)
• When meat is cooked, transfer it to a separate container, reserving the pan juices. Set a colander over a large bowl, and strain the pan juice into the bowl, pressing on the solids to extract all the liquid. Let strained pan juices until fat rises to the top, about 5 minutes. With a small ladle, skim off and discard the fat. Pour the skimmed, strained pan juices over the pork and let cool to room temperature; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Day 3: Crisp the pork and make the sauce:
• One hour before you're ready to serve the pork, remove the meat from its cooking liquid and cut (while still cold) into neat 1-inch slices; set aside. Pour cooking liquid in a medium saucepan; bring to a simmer and reduce by a third. Season to taste, cover, and keep warm.
• While your pork comes to room temperature, prepare the salsa verde. Line a large plate with a paper towel, and place it next to the stove, alongside a slotted spoon or "spider" spatula. In a small skillet, heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil over medium heat. When the oil starts to look swirly, drop in a single rosemary leaf to test for readiness: if it sinks quietly to the bottom, the oil's not ready. When a leaf sizzles, but not in a frantic way, you are ready to fry.
• Add the rosemary leaves to the oil and fry until the sizzling subsides, about 1 minute. Using the slotted spoon or spider, scoop the herbs from the oil and place the on the paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat with the sage leaves in the same oil; remove skillet from heat.
• On a cutting board, gather the parsley leaves into a ball, holding them down on the cutting board as if they were trying to run away. Slice this parsley bundle thinly, as if it were a single vegetable. As you slice, the ball will come apart, but just bunch it back together as best you can, keep slicing, and you'll have a nice head start on the chopping that remains. Anchor the tip of the knife to the cutting board and use a paper cutter-like motion to chop away at your pile. Go over it a couple of times, then slide the knife under, like a spatula, and flip it over. Continue chopping and flipping until the parsley is finely chopped; transfer to a medium bowl.
• Render the garlic a paste by either pounding it in a mortar with a pinch of salt, or with a knife on a cutting board, again with salt. When the garlic is almost a thick liquid, transfer it the bowl with the parsley; add the fried herbs and the olive oil. Stir salsa verde to combine, adding more salt or oil as needed.
• To serve:
• Heat a grill, grill pan, griddle, or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, coat the grill or pan with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Working in batches and adding more oil as needed, cook until well browned and crispy on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• Pour the reduced pan juices onto a serving platter with the pork (but not over the slices or they will lose some crispness) and arrange pork slices on top. Serve with salsa verde spooned over the top, or served alongside.

YU BO'S TWICE-COOKED PORK

Steps:

• Simmer pork:
• Put pork in a 5-quart pot and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, skimming foam as necessary, then add ginger and scallion. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until pork is just cooked through (it should no longer be pink inside), about 1 hour. Drain in a colander and cool (pork will be easier to slice).
• Cut pork crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices (discarding any bones) and pat dry.
• Stir-fry pork and leeks:
• Wash white and pale green sliced leeks in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well. Pat dry. If using Chinese leek greens, wash separately in same manner.
• Stir together chile bean sauce, cayenne, black beans, and sweet bean sauce in a small bowl.
• Stir together wine and soy sauce in a small cup.
• Heat a wok over high heat until a bead of water dropped onto cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add 1 tablespoon oil, swirling it around wok, and heat until it begins to smoke. Carefully add pork slices (oil will spit) and cook, letting slices lie flat against wok to brown but stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer pork with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to wok and heat over high heat until it begins to smoke. Add chile mixture and stir-fry 1 minute.
• Return pork to wok and stir-fry until coated with chile mixture. Add wine-soy mixture and stir-fry until pork is coated. Add white and pale green parts of either kind of leek and stir-fry until almost crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add Chinese leek greens if using. Continue to stir-fry until leeks are crisp-tender (and greens are just wilted), about 1 minute.

TWICE-COOKED PORK

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, place pork, water, soy sauce, slice of ginger, and star anise, and cook, uncovered, over medium heat, for 1 hour.
• Remove pork from liquid and cool thorughly; then slice into thin medallions.
• Mix together miso, sriracha, sherry, vinegar, and sugar, set aside.
• Stir-fry garlic, ginger, and red peppers in wok with oil over high heat for a few seconds, then add onions and pork slices, and cook for about 1 minute.
• Add the bell peppers and cook a few minutes more until the peppers are crisp-tender.
• Add reserved miso sauce mixture and cook until heated through.
• Serve with steamed hot rice.

LILY'S TWICE-COOKED PORK

Steps:

• Place bacon and ginger in a medium stockpot. Cover with water. Bring to a boil, skimming as necessary to remove fat. Reduce heat to simmer, and cook, covered for 40 minutes. (This can be made ahead up to this point and refrigerated overnight.) Remove bacon from liquid. Remove bones, and discard. Slice meat crosswise into slices 1/4 inch thick. Reserve liquid for Pork Broth with Tofu and Vegetables. Discard ginger.
• Place wok over high heat. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil and heat until smoking. Add garlic, hot bean sauce, and sliced bacon. Cook until lightly browned, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Transfer from wok to plate. Rinse wok, and wipe dry.
• Return wok to heat. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Heat until smoking. Add kohlrabi and salt. Stir to combine. Add cooked meat, scallions, soy sauce, and chile oil. Cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from wok to serving dish. Drizzle with sesame oil. Serve immediately.

TWICE-COOKED PORK (HUI GUO ROU)

Steps:

• Place the pork in a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to the boil.
• When it is boiling, add the mirin and ginger.
• Cook the pork for 20 minutes, then remove from the water and allow to cool (discard the other contents of the pan).
• When the pork is cool enough to handle, slice across the grain as thinly as possible in pieces about 2 inches long.
• Clean the leek and slice in half lengthwise, then slice in 1 inch pieces.
• Clean the bell pepper, remove seeds, and chop in pieces similar in size to the leek.
• Heat a wok over medium-high to high heat.
• Add the oil, and when it is hot, add the flattened garlic clove.
• Fry the garlic until it is very brown, then remove it and discard.
• Add the chopped leek to the wok, and cook for 1 minute, stirring all the while.
• Add the bell pepper pieces, and cook for about 30 seconds, stirring continuously.
• Push the vegetables to the side of the wok and add the sambal oelek in the middle; heat briefly.
• Add the soybean paste, soy sauce, and the pork slices, mixing all well and insuring the pork is covered with all the spicy mixture.
• Cook only for another 1-2 minutes, until everything is heated through.

TWICE COOKED NOODLES WITH HOISIN PORK

Steps:

• Rinse and drain cooked noodles; transfer to large bowl and mix in soy sauce and sesame oil. (May be prepared up to two hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Heat heavy large skillet over high heat; add five tablespoons peanut oil, and swirl pan to coat. Add noodles to skillet; using metal spatula, press noodles to 1-inch-thick pancake. Reduce heat to medium-high; cook until bottom of pancake is brown, about 15 minutes. Use tongs to lift pancake off pan. Add remaining two tablespoons peanut oil to skillet. Turn pancake over and slide back into skillet. Cook until brown on bottom, about six minutes. Using tongs, transfer noodle pancake to platter. Top with Stir-Fried Pork in Hoisin Sauce, garnish with julienned green onions. Divide in half and serve. For sauce, stir together first five ingredients until well blended. Stir pork (cut in 1 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4-inch strips) and next six ingredients together until blended. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in heavy large skillet. Add sauce and bring to simmer. Add pork; stir-fry three minutes. Add two tablespoons water and onions; stir-fry until pork is cooked through, adding more water by tablespoons to thin sauce if desired, about one minute.

TWICE-COOKED PORK BELLY WITH SCALLOPS AND VEGIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170C,.
• Place pork in a large ovenproof dish and add stock and bring to the boil over a high heat and then transfer to the oven and simmer, covered, for 2 1/2 hours or until tender.
• Remove pork and set aside.
• Strain stock, reserving 1 cup (250ml).
• Increase oven to 220C and using a small, sharp knife, score pork rind and generously sprinkle with salt and then place pork belly on a rack over a roasting pan and roast for 45 minutes or until the kin is crisp and then slice thickly.
• Meanwhile to make the sauce, melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and add eschallot and cook, stirring for 3 minutes or until softened and then add garlic and thyme and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• Add the ale and bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes or until reduced by half.
• Add stock and mustard, then simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until reduced by half.
• Strain sauce into a jug, discarding solids and set aside, covered to keep warm until needed.
• To make the cauliflower puree, heat butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat and cook onion and garlic, stirring, until softened and then add cauliflower and cream and then simmer for 3 minutes or until cream has reduced by half and mixture is thickened.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before blending until smooth and season with salt and pepper.
• Steam or boil carrot batons for 2 to 3 minutes or until just tender.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large frying pan over a high heat and cook cabbage with a pinch of salt, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until tender and season with pepper.
• Season scallops with salt and pepper and heat a frying pan over a high heat and add remaining butter and the oil and when butter foams add scallops and cook for 30 seconds each side.
• Smear puree over serving plates and drizzle with sauce and top with pork and scallops and serve with carrots and cabbage.

PORK TENDERLOIN - TWICE COOKED RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Put a large skillet over medium-high heat; a minute later add 2 tablespoons butter and/or oil. When butter foam subsides or oil dimples, add meat (curve it into skillet if necessary). Brown it well on all sides, for a total of 4 to 6 minutes. Turn off heat, remove meat from pan, and let it sit on a board. When skillet has cooled a bit, proceed. Cut meat into inch-thick slices. Once again turn heat to medium-high, add remaining butter and/or oil and, when it's hot, add pork slices to pan. Brown on each side, about 2 or 3 minutes each. Turn heat to low and remove meat to a warm platter. Add 1/2 cup water to pan, turn heat to high, and cook, stirring and scraping, for a minute. Lower heat slightly, add cream and cook until slightly thickened. Stir in mustard, lemon juice or Calvados, if you're using them, then taste and adjust seasoning. Serve meat with sauce spooned on top, garnished, if you like, with parsley.

TWICE COOKED PORK

Steps:

• Prepare Ahead:
• In a large pot, bring 2 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add pork, salt, sake, green onions and ginger root. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove pork from the pan and cool under cold water. Discard cooking broth. Drain pork. When it is cool enough to handle, slice thinly across the grain into bite sized pieces. The inside of the pork may still be raw. But remember! This is TWICE COOKED pork! It will get finished cooking later.
• Seed and chop the bell peppers into 1-inch bite sized pieces. Put in a bowl.
• Trim the root end and the tough greens off the leeks and discard. Cut the hearts of the leeks lengthwise. Rinse thoroughly to remove all dirt and grit. Chop leeks on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces. Add to the bowl with the peppers.
• Mix the sugar, both bean sauces, soy sauce and Sri Racha for the seasoning sauce in a bowl and set aside. Feel free to amp up the Sri Racha sauce if you want it more spicy.
• And don't forget to peel and slice up your garlic!
• To Cook
• Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add 2-3 Tbsp oil to the pan. Stir-fry the bell peppers and leeks several minutes, until peppers are a bit tender and leeks look wilted. Remove from the pan to original bowl. (The veggies will continue to steam while you cook the meat, so if they are a bit underdone when you take them out of the pan, they will end up perfect when the dish is complete).
• Wipe the pan clean with a paper towel. Heat another 2-3 Tbsp oil over high heat. Add the garlic and stir-fry for about 30 seconds. Add the reserved pork slices. Stir-fry 5-8 minutes, or until pork is fully cooked.
• Add the seasoning sauce to the pork, and stir to coat.
• Return the vegetable to the pan and mix thoroughly.
• Serve over steamed brown or white rice. Yum!

TWICE COOKED NOODLES WITH STIR FRIED PORK IN HOISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse and drain cooked noodles; transfer to large bowl and mix in soy sauce and sesame oil. (May be prepared up to two hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Heat heavy large skillet over high heat; add five tablespoons peanut oil, and swirl pan to coat. Add noodles to skillet; using metal spatula, press noodles to 1-inch-thick pancake. Reduce heat to medium-high; cook until bottom of pancake is brown, about 15 minutes. Slide spatula under pancake in several places to loosen; using spatula, transfer pancake to plate. Add remaining two tablespoons peanut oil to skillet. Using tongs, turn pancake over and slide back into skillet. Cook until brown on bottom, about six minutes. Using tongs, transfer noodle pancake to platter. Top with Stir-Fried Pork in Hoisin Sauce, garnish with julienned green onions. Divide in half and serve. For sauce, stir together first five ingredients until well blended. Stir pork (cut in 1 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4-inch strips) and next six ingredients together until blended. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in heavy large skillet. Add sauce and bring to simmer. Add pork; stir-fry three minutes. Add two tablespoons water and onions; stir-fry until pork is cooked through, adding more water by tablespoons to thin sauce if desired, about one minute.

TWICE-COOKED PORK I

Steps:

• 1. Place pork and water in a heavy pan. Bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, 1 hour. Drain, reserving liquid for stock. Let meat cool. 2. Cut pork against the grain in 1/4-inch slices, then in strips 1 by 2 inches. Cut scallion stalk in 1-inch sections. Crush garlic. Mince ginger root. 3. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic, and brown lightly. Discard garlic. Add pork strips and stir-fry to brown (2 to 3 minutes). 4. Add scallion, ginger, soy sauce, sugar and Tabasco. Stir-fry to blend well (about 2 minutes more). NOTE: This dish is called "Twice-Cooked" because the pork is both simmered and stir-fried. The best cuts for this are whole pork chops, boned fresh ham, or Five-Flower pork. VARIATIONS: * For the Tabasco, substitute either hot pepper oil or a dash of cayenne pepper. * In step 1, add to water 1 slice fresh ginger root and 1 teaspoon sherry. * In step 3, omit the garlic and add to heated oil: 2 green peppers, 1 red pepper, several small red hot peppers, and 1/2 cup bamboo shoots, all diced. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes then add pork. In step 4, for the seasonings given, substitute 1 1/2 tablespoons hoisin sauce mixed with 2 tablespoons water and 1 teaspoon sugar. * Mince the garlic instead of crushing it and add to heated oil with minced ginger. At the same time, add 1 tablespoon fermented black beans (soaked), mashed. Stir-fry 1 minute, then add pork and 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper flakes. In step 4, for the seasonings given, substitute 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1/4 cup reserved pork stock. Cook, covered, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve pork over stir-fried cabbage or spinach.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.