Red Braised Pork Shoulder
| Yield: | 10 Servings |
| Categories: | Meats |
| Pork shoulder (5 to 7 lb), with bone and rind | ||
| Water | ||
| 3/4 | c | Sherry (dry) or Shaoxing wine |
| 1/3 | c | Dark soy sauce |
| Chinese yellow rock sugar, 6 crystals (each crystal about 1 inch square) | ||
| 1 1/2 | ts | Salt (or to taste) |
| 6 | Star anise cloves | |
| 1 | Cinnamon stick (about 2 inches long) | |
| 4 | sm | Chili peppers, dried (optional) |
| Tangerine peel, dried, 3 pieces (optional) | ||
| 6 | Garlic cloves (crushed) | |
| 4 | sl | Ginger (thick) |
| 1 | Scallion (whole), trimmed | |
| 2 | Spinach bunches, washed |
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