Take slow cooker pork stew far east with Asian ingredients including water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and hoisin sauce. Ladled over rice, it's a complete meal.
Slow-Cooker Asian Pork Stew
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 7 hr 25 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless country-style pork ribs, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch slices
- 2 medium onions, cut into 1-inch wedges
- 1 package (8 oz) fresh whole mushrooms, cut in half if large
- 1 can (8 oz) whole water chestnuts, drained
- 1 can (8 oz) bamboo shoots, drained
- 3/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 4 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/3 cup lightly packed coarsely chopped cilantro
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, layer pork, carrots, onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots. In small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup of the hoisin sauce, the soy sauce, garlic and gingerroot; pour into slow cooker.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 9 hours.
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Step3During last hour of cooking, in 3-quart saucepan, heat 4 cups water and the rice to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender and water is absorbed.
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Step4Gently remove pork and vegetables with slotted spoon to large bowl; cover to keep warm. Skim any fat from liquid in cooker. Pour liquid into 1-quart saucepan. Stir remaining 1/4 cup hoisin sauce into liquid; heat to boiling. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water; stir into liquid. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened; pour over pork mixture and gently stir.
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Step5Sprinkle cilantro over stew. Serve over rice.
Nutrition
510
Calories
15g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
63g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 810mg
- 34%
- Potassium
- 660mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 63g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 80%
- 80%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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