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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Cooking BBQ pork

I've been cooking BBQ pork using the oven for a while. The usual method is to bake the marinated pork at a low temperature first, and then coat the pieces with some BBQ sauce and broil it at a higher temperature. After I got a steamer and a steaming pot, I tried a different approach. First, I steam the pork pieces in the steamer, then I coat the cooked pork with sauces and broil it for just a few minutes. This resulted in much more tender pork.

Recipe: Handling pork with barbecue sauce 

Ingredients:
- 1 lb pork shoulder cut, trimmed of fat
- 2-3 tablespoon BBQ sauce

Procedure:
1. Cut pork into slices of 2-3" thick. Set up a steaming pot with a steaming plate that has holes for drainage. When water is boiling hard, place the pork into the steaming pot and allow to steam on (preferably) high heat for 30-40 minutes until meat is cooked. Allow to cool to room temperature.
2. Coat each slice of pork with BBQ sauce. Then set the pieces on a rake with a drip pan. Place in oven, on the top rake. Turn the upper heating element on using the broil setting at highest temperature possible (around 500F). Allow to heat for about 2-3 minutes or until the BBQ sauce starts to caramelize. Flip the pieces and broil the other side the same way. Serve right away.

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