Sticky Asian pork leg

Ingredients:

• 3kg pork leg, deboned
• 10 peppercorns
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 4 leeks, washed and roughly chopped

Asian glaze:

• ¼ cup (60ml) soy sauce
• 3cm knob ginger, peeled and chopped
• ½ cup (125ml) orange juice
• ¼ cup (60ml) honey
• ⅓  cup (80ml) dark brown sugar
• 3 red chillies, seeds removed and finely chopped
• 4 star anise

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Place pork ingredients in a large pot and cover with enough cold water to submerge the pork.
3. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 2½ hours, or until tender and cooked through.
4. Remove from heat and cool in cooking liquid.
5. Once cooled, remove and place in a roasting pan.
6. Using a sharp knife, carefully peel the skin off the pork, leaving a layer of fat on the surface of the meat. Score thin lines into the fat.
7. Heat glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan over medium heat for 10 minutes.
8. Brush pork with glaze and roast for 20-30 minutes, basting with more glaze until caramelised.
9. Slice and serve with sesame steamed greens.

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