Asian Pork Buns With Bok Choy Slaw Recipes

ASIAN PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Mix first 5 ingredients until blended.
• Cook meat in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 5 min. or until evenly browned, turning occasionally. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 15 min. or until done (145ºF), brushing with 1 Tbsp. dressing mixture for the last 5 min.
• Meanwhile, add carrots and remaining dressing mixture to skillet; cover. Cook on medium heat 5 min. Add bok choy; cook, covered, 12 to 13 min. or until vegetables are tender.
• Remove meat from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 3 min. Transfer meat to cutting board; slice meat.
• Place vegetables on platter; top with meat, cooking juices from skillet and nuts.

PORK BUNS WITH BOK-CHOY SLAW

Steps:

• Stir together hoisin, sambal oelek, and 1 tablespoon vinegar. In another bowl, stir together bell pepper, bok-choy stems, and remaining 1/4 cup vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place pork in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season with salt and cook, breaking up with the back of a spoon, until cooked and beginning to brown, 5 to 6 minutes (there will be some liquid in skillet). Add 1/4 cup hoisin mixture; cook until sauce is reduced and evenly coats meat, about 30 seconds.
• Spread mayonnaise on buns. Serve pork in buns with bok-choy leaves, slaw, and herbs, with remaining hoisin mixture and sambal oelek alongside.

KOREAN PULLED PORK SANDWICH WITH ASIAN SLAW

Steps:

• For the Korean pulled pork: Remove the pork from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
• Whisk together the soy sauce, gochujang, hoisin, ketchup, vinegar, honey, sesame oil, five-spice powder and pepper until smooth. Rub the pork with the marinade, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Prepare the Caja China according to manufacturer's directions. Cook until the pork reaches 190 degrees F, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Remove the pork, place in a baking pan, tent with foil and let the pork rest for 20 minutes. Reserve the juices for the BBQ sauce.
• For the Korean BBQ sauce: Heat the oil in a medium high-sided saute pan. Add the shallots and cook until soft. Whisk in the reserved juices from the pork, the chicken stock, ketchup, gochujang, honey, soy sauce and five-spice powder and cook until slightly reduced. Remove from the heat, add the vinegar and sesame oil.
• For the Asian slaw: Whisk together the vinegar, honey, sesame oil, and soy sauce until the honey is dissolved. Add the peas, carrots, cabbage and sesame seeds. Toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
• For serving: Using tongs, pull the pork into bite-size bits. Toss with the BBQ sauce. Mound some slaw on the bottoms of the buns. Top with the pork and the top bun.