Recipes from my Sicilian and Italian Grandmothers, my Mother, My sister Pat and those I have gathered through the years

Char Sui Instant Pot

Char Sui

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Prep Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz shallots, minced

  • 1 ox garlic, minced

  • 2 tbsps ginger, minced

  • 1 tbsp red fermented rice

    you can use red food coloring but it's not the same

  • 1/4 cup rice wine

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce

  • 3 tbsps sugar

  • 1 1/2 tbsps Hoisin sauce

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 1 cup maltose
  • 3 stalks green onion chopped
  • 1 lb Boston pork butt cut into 1.2 inch cubes you can just cook it whole and not cube the meat

Method
 

Instructions
    Add roughly cut shallots to a blender; blend into fine pieces. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.

    Finely mince garlic and ginger in blender. Add them to the same mixing bowl.

    Grind red fermented rice into a powder. Add to the same mixing bowl.

    In the mixing bowl, add five-spice, rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, hoisin sauce, salt, maltose, and spring onion. Mix well.

    Coat Pork in marinade ingredients in a plastic bag and put in the fridge. Leave it to marinate for 3 hours.

    Pour the marinade into the Instant Pot and then put the trivet in. Place the pork on top of the trivet.

    Close the pot and turn the valve to the sealing position. Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes.

    Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then quick release the remaining pressure.

    Remove the pork from the pressure cooker.

    Preheat the oven to 450ºF.

    Cover a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a rack on top. Put the pork on top of the rack.

    To make the glaze, in a small bowl, stir together the soysauce and honey. Brush the mixture on the pork.

    Cook the pork in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Turn the pork over, brush more of the glaze on it, and cook for another 4 minutes or so.

    Remove from the oven and let stand for a few minutes before slicing.

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      Hi! I am Don and I am a 3rd generation Italian/Sicilan/American. I have recipes from my Sicilian grandmother, my Italian grandmother, my mother, my sister Pat and those I have gathered through the years. I have tried to show recipes that are mostly easy and do not take up too much of your time. I hope my viewers will submit their favorite recipes as well.
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