Name: Instant Pot Braised Pork
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. neutral oil, such as avocado oil -; 1 yellow onion, diced -; 4 cloves garlic, chopped -; 1" piece ginger, minced -; 1 tbsp. soy paste or 1/4 c. reduced-sodium soy sauce -; 1 tbsp. fermented black beans (optional) -; 1/4 c. packed dark brown sugar -; 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper -; 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper -; 3 star anise -; 1 tbsp. Szechuan peppercorns -; 1 cinnamon stick -; 1 1/2 c. water or mushroom broth -; 1 1/2 lb. skin-on pork shoulder, cut into 1 ½" pieces -; 2 tbsp. goji berries (optional) -; 3 tbsp. lotus seed (optional) -; 6 shiitake mushrooms, quartered -; 4 oz. smoked five-spice tofu, cut into 1" pieces -; 1/2 c. chopped Chinese chives or green onions -; 3 large napa cabbage leaves -; Cooked rice, for serving -; Fresh cilantro, for garnish -

Ingredients for - Instant Pot Braised Pork

1. 1 tbsp. neutral oil, such as avocado oil

2. 1 yellow onion, diced

3. 4 cloves garlic, chopped

4. 1" piece ginger, minced

5. 1 tbsp. soy paste or 1/4 c. reduced-sodium soy sauce

6. 1 tbsp. fermented black beans (optional)

7. 1/4 c. packed dark brown sugar

8. 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper

9. 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

10. 3 star anise

11. 1 tbsp. Szechuan peppercorns

12. 1 cinnamon stick

13. 1 1/2 c. water or mushroom broth

14. 1 1/2 lb. skin-on pork shoulder, cut into 1 ½" pieces

15. 2 tbsp. goji berries (optional)

16. 3 tbsp. lotus seed (optional)

17. 6 shiitake mushrooms, quartered

18. 4 oz. smoked five-spice tofu, cut into 1" pieces

19. 1/2 c. chopped Chinese chives or green onions

20. 3 large napa cabbage leaves

21. Cooked rice, for serving

22. Fresh cilantro, for garnish

How to cook deliciously - Instant Pot Braised Pork

1 . Stage

Preheat Instant Pot by setting to “Sauté.” Add oil and cook onion, garlic, and ginger until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add soy paste or sauce, beans, sugar, white pepper, black pepper and stir until combined.

2 . Stage

Tie star anise, Szechuan peppercorns, and cinnamon stick in cheesecloth and add to pot along with water, pork, goji, lotus, mushroom, tofu, and chives. Stir to combine, then place cabbage on top in an even layer.

3 . Stage

Close lid, change setting to manual "Pressure Cook" and set for 25 minutes on High. When 25 minutes are up, let pot naturally release for 30 minutes before manually releasing any remaining pressure.

4 . Stage

Serve with rice and garnish with cilantro before serving, if desired.