6 asian style braised Recipes

lamb shanks, plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper (all purpose), olive oil, onion, cut into thin wedges, garlic cloves, red chile, seeded and finely chopped, grated fresh ginger, five-spice powder, chopped tomatoes, soy sauce, brown sugar, low sodium chicken broth

oil, boneless pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into almost bite-size cubes, shallots, sliced, garlic, minced, low sodium soy sauce, white wine, fresh ground ginger, five-spice powder, cayenne pepper, apricot preserves, orange marmalade, hoisin sauce, chicken broth, cooked white rice , for serving with,if desired

thick ham steak, light soy sauce, dry sherry wine, butter or vegetable oil, minced fresh ginger, water, salt and freshly ground black pepper, sliced green onions

lamb shanks, about 4 lb in total (2kg), sea salt, cracked white pepper, olive oil , to brush roasting tin, vine-ripened tomatoes, roughly chopped, potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges, carrots, peeled and cut into wedges, spring onions, trimmed and cut into quarters, fresh dates, halved, fresh apricots, halved, bay leaves, chicken stock, limes , juice of, asian fish sauce, saffron strands, boiling water, fennel seeds, whole star anise, green cardamom pods, cumin seed, cinnamon stick, szechuan peppercorns, red chilies , deseeded and roughly chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, knob fresh gingerroot, sliced, cilantro stems , and roots finely sliced (use extra stems and some leaves if you can tsp obtain cilantro roots), fresh turmeric , root finely sliced (or 1 tsp ground turmeric powder), galangal, roughly chopped (optional), sea salt, white peppercorns, shallots, finely sliced, sweet paprika, extra virgin olive oil, palm sugar (or dark brown sugar), asian fish sauce