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Burmese Red Pork Stew

From: bonappetit.com
SERVES 8

Pickled Eggs
1 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
1 whole star anise
5 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled
Stew
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons chili oil
2 pounds pork shoulder (Boston butt), cut into 1'–1 1/2' cubes
1 pound fresh pork belly, skin removed, cut into 1'–1 1/2' cubes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
3 tablespoons hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
1 1/2 cups sugar
Steamed white rice
1/4 cup chopped scallions

Pickled Eggs

Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve honey. Let cool. Place eggs in a jar or bowl. Pour soy brine over; add water just to cover eggs. Cover; chill overnight.

Stew

Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, and chili oil in a medium bowl. Add pork shoulder and belly; toss to coat. Cover and chill, tossing occasionally, at least 6 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 275°. Heat vegetable oil in a large ovenproof skillet. Drain pork, reserving marinade. Working in batches, cook pork, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 4 minutes per batch. Transfer pork to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Spoon fat from surface of juices in skillet and discard. Return pork and reserved marinade to pan. Add garlic, ginger, and chili paste; set aside.

Stir sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium-high and boil syrup, occasionally swirling and brushing down side of pan with a wet pastry brush (do not stir), until deep amber in color. Pour caramel over pork mixture. Add 1/2 cup water to saucepan; stir over medium heat to dissolve any remaining caramel. Pour caramel water into skillet with pork. Stir to blend. Cover tightly; bake, stirring every 30 minutes, until pork is very tender, about 1 hour 45 minutes.

Drain pickled eggs; halve or coarsely chop. Spoon steamed rice into bowls. Ladle stew over steamed rice. Garnish with pickled eggs and scallions.