Cinnamon Star Anise Pork Chops Recipes

CINNAMON & STAR ANISE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the salt, sugar, onion, garlic, white pepper, and soy sauces. I used two thin pieces of cinnamon.
• 2. Rinse the pork chops. You can tenderize if you like with a mallet or needle tenderizer. Add the chops to a sturdy zip lock bag. I use a needle tenderizer, both sides, not to tenderize the meat but to allow the marinade to soak into the meat.
• 3. Add the marinade, the star anise, and cinnamon to the zip lock bag, squish the chops around, mindful of the where the bones are next to the bag. Remove as much as air as you can from the bag and zip close. Place the bag in the fridge for at least 3 hours but overnight is recommended. For 3-6 hours, flip the bag once an hour.
• 4. When you are ready to cook, place the contents of the zip lock bag to a pot.
• 5. Add water to just cover the chops. Bring to a boil then reduce to a low boil, and let the chops cook until the liquid is reduced by half and the chops are tender.
• 6. Remove the chops to a dish with a slotted spoon leaving the liquid in the pot.
• 7. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water to make a slurry. Whisk the slurry into the liquid and bring to a boil, whisk or stir for several minutes to slightly thicken the sauce. Remove the star anise and cinnamon sticks.
• 8. Serve the chops with rice and a vegetable on the side and spoon the sauce over the chops. (I stir fried okra, tomatoes and onion as a side dish.)

PORK CHOPS WITH STAR ANISE, SLOW COOKED

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot and brown chops.
• At the same time combine, stock, wine, soy, sugar, star anise, 5-spice, sambel, honey and garlic.
• Pour over the chops and bring to the boil.
• Then cover and cook very very slow for 1-1/4 hours until very tender, turning once or twice.
• Serve over boiled rice garnished with the coriander or green chopped onions.
• Steamed Asian greens on the side is nice.

DONNA'S CHINESE SIMMERED STAR ANISE PORK

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet over low heat. Add ginger, and cook for 1 minute. Add wine, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sugar, and star anise; bring to a simmer. Add pork, and cover. Cook until tender, 5 to 7 minutes per side.
• Remove pork, and keep warm. Allow sauce to simmer until reduced and thickened. Cut pork into 1-inch slices. Spoon sauce over pork, and serve with steamed rice and bok choy.

PORK RIB CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLE AND STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet; cook until brown on both sides and thermometer inserted horizontally into pork registers 140°F, about 7 minutes per side. Transfer to plates; tent with foil.
• Pour off drippings from skillet. Add 2 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and star anise to same skillet and stir over high heat until melted. Add apples; cook until brown and caramelized, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Spoon apples over pork. Add apple juice and vinegar to skillet; boil sauce until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 3 minutes. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon butter; season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle sauce over apples and pork.
• *Brown, star-shaped seedpods; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets.

PORK NOODLE SOUP WITH CINNAMON AND ANISE

Steps:

• Gently simmer all ingredients except noodles in a 6-quart heavy pot, covered, skimming as needed, until pork is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Transfer pork to a bowl. Discard bones, spices, and garlic. Coarsely shred meat. Skim fat from broth, then return meat and bring to a simmer. Rinse noodles, then stir into broth and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until noodles are translucent and tender, about 6 minutes.