Slow-roasted Soy & Ginger Pork Hocks

Ingredients
2 large Pork Hocks (about 750g each)
1 can (375ml) Ginger Beer
1 cup (250ml) Beef Stock
¼ cup (60ml) Soy Sauce
5cm Ginger, peeled and sliced
5 large cloves of Garlic, peeled and bruised
2 Star Anise
1 Chilli, chopped
Method
Mix all ingredients except meat together in a large casserole dish with a lid
Place meat into casserole and baste with sauce
Roast for 3 to 4 hours at 150°C, turning hocks every 30 to 45 minutes
When meat is soft and falling off the bone, remove it from the casserole dish
Remove skin and scrape of excess fat
Cut skin into 1cm strips and roast on a baking tray at 180°C until crispy
Skim excess fat from the sauce and thicken with cornflour if required
Shred the meat roughly
Serve meat on rice or in a pita bread, drizzle with sauce and top with crispy skin
Notes
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