Pork Shoulder Easy recipe (Ketogenic)| Asian char siu style

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I got some lump of pork shoulder. Do you have any low-carb or ketogenic recipe?

I would like to try Asian style if there is any good.

This is a recipe for those who are looking for good ” Char siu style” easy recipe.

My name is Leto, a Japanese currently living in the USA. I have been working on Ketogenic diet. I have been sticking to this diet as I started to have some symptoms when I eat carb-full meals.

It is hard to keep up with the diet, and I am constantly looking for good recipes from all over the world to keep myself stick to the diet.

This page introduces a recipe of “pork shoulder char siu Asian style (Japanese version).” The recipe is super easy and does not require much work.

To make the recipe ketogenic, I am not using mirin which is Japanese ingredients often used in Japanese cuisine. Instead, I am using sake and sugar alternative to have sweetness.

Pork shoulder is usually quite cheap, and you can eat good amount of pork meat out of this meal. For sure that the dish makes you feel very satisfied!

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Pork Shoulder Easy recipe｜Asian char siu style

The “Char siu” is a pork dish originally from China. The dish called by the name “Char siu” can be found in Hong Kong area.

The recipe was brought to Japan at some point in the history. Nowadays, “Char siu” is recognized as essential topping on Ramen noodle.

As the dish is very popular, you will find “Char siu” in every Chinese restaurant in Japan. The recipe varies depends on the restaurant, thus, the taste can be somewhat different in each place.

Pork Shoulder Easy recipe｜Ingredients

Ingredients are as follows;

Pork Shoulder Easy recipe｜How to make

1 Sprinkle salt and pepper on the surface of the pork. Stub the meat by fork or pointed knife thoroughly to make the meat absorb the sauce later.

2 Put a table spoon of olive oil on a pan and put the pork in. Sear it by middle heat for a couple of minute till it gets neatly brown on the surfaces.

3 When the color is changed to brown, put all the vegetables and water. Turn to low heat and simmer for half an hour with the lid. If water gets evaporated, put more water.

4 Done!

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Pork Shoulder Easy recipe (Ketogenic)| Asian char siu style made by pan

This recipe makes the pork meat very tender and sweet. You can use the meal as topping of ramen afterword. It can be frozen to keep in a freezer up to 2 weeks.

Prep Time10 mins

Active Time30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course:dinner

Cuisine:Chinese

Keyword:char siu, chinese, ketogenic, low-carb, pork shoulder

Yield:2

Calories:434kcal

Equipment

• pan
• cutting board
• knife

Materials

• 300-400 g Pork shoulder
• 25 g Whole Earth Equivalent to 50g of sugar
• 50 ml Soy sauce
• 50 ml Sake
• 200 ml Water
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• Vegetables as you want

  (Carrot, onion, garlic, ginger, scallion, okura, asparagus…many vegetables are recomended. If you do not have any problem with carb, potato is good too.)

Instructions

• Sprinkle salt and pepper on the surface of the pork. Stub the meat by fork or pointed knife much to make the meat absorb the sauce later.
• Put a table spoon of olive oil on a pan and put the pork in. Sear it by middle heat for a couple of minute till it gets neatly brown on the surfaces.
• When the color is changed to brown, put all the vegetables and water. Turn to low heat and simmer for half an hour with the lid. If water gets evaporated, put more water.
• If water gets evaporated, put more water.

Notes

【For two: only pork】

Protein：　57.9ｇ (44%)

Fat：　68g（52%)

Net carb：　5.8ｇ  (4%)

(Total calorie：867kcal）

【For two: Pork with vegetables】

Protein：　66.1ｇ (35%)

Fat：　73.8g（39%)

Net carb：　49.5ｇ  (26%)

(Total calorie：1,127kcal）(Per person：564kcal）