BRAISED FRAGRANT PORK

Steps:

• 1. Soak tangerine peel. 2. Cut pork in 1-inch cubes. Slice scallion and ginger root. 3. Heat oil to smoking in a heavy pan and brown pork quickly on all sides. 4. Add sherry, soy sauce, anise powder, cinnamon, cloves, salt and water. Bring to a boil. 5. Add tangerine peel, sliced scallion and ginger root. Then simmer, covered, until tender (about 1 1/2 hours), turning meat occasionally. NOTE: If water evaporates, add a small quantity of boiling water to prevent burning. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.