crispy pig cheeks with spicy pineapple,orange glaze and thai basil,lemon rice

Name: crispy pig cheeks with spicy pineapple,orange glaze and thai basil,lemon rice
Total time: 9000 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 lb pig cheeks; 3 stalks lemon grass; 1 bulb garlic; 2 star anise; 3 cup sake; 5 cup light chicken stock; 2 tsp korean chile flake; 2 tsp salt; 2 cup water; 1 cup pineapple juice; 1 cup OJ; 1 cup mea poy; 2 tbsp tamari; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp sambal Olek; 2 tbsp corn starch; 1 1/2 tbsp cold water; 3 cup jasmine rice; 6 cup water; 2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp lemon aest; 1/2 cup thai basil; 2 tbsp mirin

Jose Hernandez @cook_2992442

Key West, Florida

a little taste of asia right at home

Jose Hernandez @cook_2992442

Key West, Florida

a little taste of asia right at home

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Ingredients

2 hours 30 mins

10 servings

crispy pork cheeks
5 lbpig cheeks
3stalks lemon grass
1bulb garlic
2star anise
3 cupsake
5 cuplight chicken stock
2 tspkorean chile flake
2 tspsalt
2 cupwater
pineapple, orange glaze
1 cuppineapple juice
1 cupOJ
1 cupmea poy
2 tbsptamari
2 tbsphoney
2 tbspsambal Olek
2 tbspcorn starch
1 1/2 tbspcold water
thai basil and lemon rice
3 cupjasmine rice
6 cupwater
2 tspsalt
2 tbsplemon aest
1/2 cupthai basil
2 tbspmirin

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Steps

2 hours 30 mins

1

Pig cheeks
heat oven to 375
bruise lemon grass
place all braising ingredeints into deep baking dish cover with foil and place in oven for 2 hours
2

after two hours remove from oven and place baking dish in the cooler for at least 30 min.
(i do this because the meat will be super tender and cooling it will let it keep its shape)
3

Glaze
combine all ingredeints except corn starch and water.
bring to a boil
4

mix starch and water and slowly whisk mix into glaze
this will thicken slightly
mix well and remove from heat
5

Rice
bring water to a boil
add lemon zest, rice and salt. mix well
cover and simmer for 35 min
6

chiffonade thai basil
7

lay out cooked rice on a half sheet pan or a baking dish.
sprinkle mirin and basil over rice and fold it into its self. then press into a even solid layer
8

Plating
using a ring mold cut rice out of the pan and place in the center of the plate
9

take two pig cheeks and dust with corn starch.
deep fry for 3/5 min.
10

remove from fryer and place on top of rice.
add a few tablespoons of glave over pork/rice stack and garnish with micro celery or celery leaves and toasted sesame seeds