This pork roast is roasted
with an intense marinade of hoisin sauce, five-spice seasoning
and ginger. Five-spice powder includes star anise, cloves, cinnamon,
Sichuan black peppercorns and cloves or other zesty combinations.
Chinese Dragon
Pork Loin Dinner
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons tomatoe ketchup
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
4 cloves garlic, peeled minced
1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring, (optional)
3 1/2 pounds boneless pork loin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
8 ounces Chinese wheat noodles
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and julienned
1 cup chopped roasted salted peanuts
- Combine hoisin sauce,
soy sauce, ketchup, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, ginger,
five-spice powder and red food coloring (optional) in a medium
saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat;
allow sauce to cool.
- Meanwhile place pork in
a large dish or pan; season with salt and white pepper. When
sauce has cooled, coat pork evenly; marinate for 1 hour (preferably
overnight), covered and refrigerated.
- When ready to bake, preheat
oven to 350°F.
- Transfer pork to a shallow
roasting pan and cook for about 1 1/2 hours, or until internal
temperature on a meat thermometer is 160°F. Let rest out
of oven for 10 minutes.
- Just before pork is done,
cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, toss with
vegetable oil and hold warm on serving platter.
- Slice and serve pork on
top of noodles garnished with green onions, bell pepper and peanuts.
Serve immediately.
Makes 9 servings.
Cooking Tip: Hoisin sauce
and five-spice powder can increasingly be found at your neighborhood
supermarket along with many other 'ethnic' ingredients; otherwise
check with local ethnic and international markets.
