5 from 24 votes
Chinese Shredded Pork
This recipe for Chinese Shredded Pork features slow-cooked pork butt simmered with soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger until tender enough to shred. The meat absorbs the savory and slightly sweet cooking liquid, resulting in succulent pork with depth of flavor. The shredded texture makes it versatile for serving in multiple dishes or as a main protein with its seasoned sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
7 hrs
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
7 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
260 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese
Ingredients
- 3-5 lbs pork butt
- 12 oz chicken stock
- 6 oz soy sauce
- 1 bulb garlic
- 1 root ginger
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Place the pork, soy sauce, sugar, and stock into a slow cooker.
- Peel the ginger, this means remove the outer layer. A spoon or grater are good tools to use for for this.
- Remove the peel from the garlic bulb and separate the cloves from each other.
- Using a fine grater, grate both the ginger and garlic. Add to the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or low for 9-10 or until meat pulls apart easily with a fork.
- Once the meat has finished cooking, (internal temperature of 205 degrees F., bone slides out easily, meat shreds easily,) transfer the pork to a large bowl (to catch juices.) Remove any large lumps of fat. Remove the bone and shred the meat by hand or using a hand mixer.
- Once the meat has been shredded, you can add it back to the slow cooker along with the meat juices / stock, until it is ready to serve. Feel free to thicken the liquid using 1 tsp of cornstarch blended with water to make a slurry. Add it and then repeat as necessary to get the desired consistency.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
8g
Calories
260kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
103mg
(34%)
Sodium
1360mg
(57%)
Potassium
669mg
(14%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 260
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8g | |
| Calories | 260kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 1360mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 669mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.