Five Spice Pork Roast Recipes

PAN-ROASTED 5-SPICE PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Place the roast on its side and split in half lengthwise with a sharp knife. Make shallow slashes in a diamond pattern on both sides of each piece. Transfer halves to a flat dish.
• Whisk rice vinegar, garlic, fish sauce, soy sauce, sriracha, salt, pepper, and Chinese 5-spice powder together in a bowl. Pour sauce over the meat; turn each piece over several times to thoroughly coat. Let meat marinate for about 30 minutes at room temperature. (Or transfer to a zip top bag and refrigerate for 3 or 4 hours.)
• Heat a heavy cast iron skillet over medium-high heat; add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Brown meat on each side, 4 to 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Transfer to a plate to rest at least 5 minutes before slicing.

BONELESS PORK ROAST WITH FIVE-SPICE RUB

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together garlic, ginger, five-spice powder and oil. Sprinkle salt over pork. Rub pork evenly with spice rub; refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450°F Place pork on a rack in roasting pan; bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F Bake an additional 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145 F to 150°F.
• Remove pork from oven, cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes.

FIVE SPICE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Trim fat from roasts and cut down to fit into your crockpot.
• If necessary, remove the bone.
• Rub the Five Spice Powder all over pork roast.
• Brown roast on all sides in oil.
• Place browned roasted into crockpot.
• Mix together apple juice, wine and soy sauce and pour mixture over roast.
• Cook on low for 10 hours or high for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Cut up roast and place roast in oven to keep warm while preparing sauce.
• Strain liquid into a large measuring cup.
• Skim off fat.
• If there isn't 2 cups of liquid, add water to make up the difference.
• Next, heat liquid in a small saucepan.
• Mix together water and cornstarch; add to saucepan.
• Cook until liquid it becomes thick.
• Serve gravy over roast and rice.

FIVE-SPICE PORK WITH ROASTED ORANGES AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the broccoli, onion, ginger, garlic and orange with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a shallow baking dish. Set aside.
• Pat the pork dry and sprinkle all over with the five-spice powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and sear, turning, until golden brown on all sides, about 8 minutes.
• Add the pork to the baking dish with the broccoli-orange mixture and roast until a thermometer inserted into the center of the pork registers 145 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer the pork to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before slicing. Meanwhile, return the broccoli-orange mixture to the oven and roast 5 more minutes. Serve the pork with the roasted broccoli and orange wedges.

FIVE SPICE SLOW COOKER PORK WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Rub the pork all over with the five-spice powder and salt. Add the chicken broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and red pepper to the slow cooker. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the scallions, garlic, ginger, the mushrooms, if using, and the meat, turning it a few times to coat. Cover the cooker, set it on HIGH, and cook for 4 hours. Set the cooker on LOW and cook until the meat is very tender, at least another 2 hours (6 hours total).
• Transfer the pork to a platter, cover lightly, and let rest 15 minutes. Meanwhile, pour the cooking liquid into a measuring cup and skim off and discard the vegetables and fat that rise to the surface. Slice the meat and serve warm or at room temperature with noodles and the sauce on the side.

FIVE-SPICE PORK

Steps:

• Remove fat from pork. Cut pork into 2x1x1/8-inch slices. Mix sake, bean sauce and five-spice powder in medium glass of plastic bowl. Stir in pork. Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Mix broth, cornstarch and oyster sauce.
• Spray nonstick wok or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add pork with marinade; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until pork is no longer pink. Add pea pods, squash and bell pepper; stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir about 1 minute or until thickened. Serve over rice.

FIVE-SPICE PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine spice powder and salt on a plate; generously coat pork tenderloins. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, and pour in oil. Add tenderloins; brown well on all sides, about 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer to oven, and roast until meat is cooked through, about 15 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in the center registers 160 degrees. Remove from oven; let rest 5 minutes before slicing. Serve.

VIETNAMESE PORK AND FIVE SPICE

Steps:

• Season pork with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook pork and garlic in hot oil until the pork is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir brown sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and five-spice powder with the pork. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook mixture at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the pork is tender enough to easily pull apart with a fork, about 2 hours.