How to make slow cooker sweet and spicy Asian pork shoulder

This recipe reminds me of my favorite Korean barbecue restaurant in New York. I’d always get the bulgogi, a dish of marinated pork cooked right at the table. Now that I live in central Georgia, there aren’t a lot of Korean restaurants around, but this always cures my cravings. Learn to make delicious Asian-style pork in the recipe below.

A mixture of sweet, salty and spicy provides the perfect accompaniment to rich, tender pork shoulder. This dish is delicious served over rice and/or tossed with steamed broccoli. I also like to garnish it with a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds.

SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SPICY ASIAN PORK SHOULDER

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10 MINUTES

8 HOURS

8 HOURS, 10 MINUTES

1/3 cup soy willow

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce or gochujang

1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

2 1/2 pounds pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 2-inch pieces

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, chili-garlic sauce, ginger and sesame oil in a 5-quart slow cooker.

Season the pork with salt and pepper. Add to the slow cooker, and mix with the sauce.

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

Pro tip: For a thicker, stickier sauce, mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch into 3 tablespoons water and stir into the slow cooker at the end of the cooking time. Cover and wait 5 minutes before serving.

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