Asian-style pulled pork with spicy slaw Recipe

Asian-style pulled pork with spicy slaw Recipe

  • 5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp chilli powder
  • 3 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 4cm/1½in fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3kg/6lb 8oz boneless pork shoulder, rind removed
  • 3 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • ½ red cabbage, very thinly sliced
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot, cut into thin matchsticks
  • 2 red chillies, finely chopped (seeds removed if you prefer less heat)
  • handful coriander leaves (optional)
  • black pepper
  • 150g/5½oz mayonnaise
  • 10-12 sesame seed buns, split open and toasted
  1. Preheat the oven to 150C/130C Fan/Gas 2.
  2. For the pork, put the soy sauce, chilli powder, Chinese five-spice, sugar, garlic and ginger in a large bowl. Mix together to make a sloppy paste.
  3. Put the pork in a deep roasting tray and massage the paste over the meat. Cover with foil and cook for 8–10 hours, or until the meat is so tender you can shred it with a fork.
  4. Just before serving, make the slaw. Mix the sesame oil and soy sauce together in a large bowl. Add the cabbage, onion, carrot, chilli and coriander. Toss together until well mixed. Season to taste with pepper.
  5. Once the pork is ready, shred it with a fork. Serve it piled into toasted sesame buns with a smear of mayonnaise and the spicy slaw.