Braised Pork Chinese Nine Spice

INGREDIENTS
• 500 g pork shoulder
• 1 cup winter bamboo
• 6 green onions
• 2 Tbsp peanut oil
• 2 Tbsp dark or regular soy sauce
• 1 cup water
MARINADE
• 3½ Tbsp Hoisin sauce
• 2 Tbsp Chinese rice vinegar
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 1-inch piece ginger
• 1 tsp Uncle A’s Nine Spice Powder
• A few drops sesame oil
METHOD
• 1
Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl.
• 2
Cut the pork into 2-inch cubes and add to the marinade. Let stand 15 minutes.
• 3
Meanwhile, cut the whites of the green onions into 1-inch sections. Set the greens aside.
• 4
Put a pot over high heat. When hot, add the oil then the whites of the green onions.
• 5
Add the pork and the bamboo shoots and stir-fry until the meat is well-coloured (about 10 minutes). Pour the soy sauce and water over then mix well. Simmer for around 1 hour over low heat.
• 6
Garnish with the chopped onion greens.