ASIAN PORK SHOULDER ROAST RECIPES

Steps:

• In a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine the soy sauce, sugar, chili-garlic sauce, ginger, five-spice powder (if using), ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add the pork and toss to coat. Cook, covered, until the pork is tender, on high for 4 to 5 hours (this will shorten total cooking time) or on low for 7 to 8 hours.
• Twenty-five minutes before serving, cook the rice according to the package directions.
• Meanwhile, skim off and discard any fat from the pork. Gently fold the bok choy into the pork and cook, covered, until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. Serve with the rice and sprinkle with the scallions.

Steps:

• You'll need 2 heavy-duty large plastic bags; place one inside the other, then place roast inside inner bag.
• In bowl, combine all other roast ingredients and mix well; pour over the roast in the bag.
• Press out any air, tie it up with a twist-tie or elastic band, and place in a large bowl and stash in your fridge.
• Marinate for about 6 hours, occasionally squishing bag to make sure all the meat gets contact with the marinade; you can get away with 3 to 4 hours though.
• Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
• Remove roast from bag, discarding marinade.
• Place roast on a rack in a roasting pan and roast until pork reaches internal temp of 170F (75C) and juice is no longer pink-- about 3 hours.
• Let stand for about 15 minutes before carving to allow juices to settle back into meat.
• To make the sauce, combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until jelly melts.
• Stir well and serve with pork.