Sweet and Sticky Roast Pork by Khanh Ong

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Maple syrup provides sweetness with fewer calories.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while maintaining similar flavor.

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: plum sauce

💰Cheaper: barbecue sauce

Plum sauce offers sweetness and tang at a lower cost.

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are less expensive and still flavorful.

Slice the ends off the oranges and cut them into slices.

Place the orange slices at the bottom of the roasting pan.

Crush garlic cloves and add them to the pan.

Slice ginger and add it to the pan.

Add cinnamon and star anise to the pan.

Season the pork neck with salt and rub it in just before cooking.

Cover the pork with treacle for sweetness.

Lay some orange slices and star anise on top of the pork.

Preheat the oven to 140°C (284°F).

Roast the pork in the oven for about 2 hours, checking and basting every 30 minutes.

Prepare bok choy by halving it and coating it with sesame oil.

Add the bok choy to the pan with the pork for the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Remove the pork from the oven and let it rest before carving.

Remove the string from the pork before slicing.

Serve the pork with bok choy and jasmine rice, garnished with sesame seeds.

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