4 stewed pork leg Recipes

pork legs (the pork pata i got from our asian market was already pre-cut), star anise (or anise extract), soy sauce, hoisin sauce (optional), oyster sauce (optional), water, brown sugar, rice wine (optional), sake (optional), peppercorn, sesame oil, cornstarch, baby bok choy, dried shiitake mushrooms

dried white beans (preferably great northern), cold water, beef broth, tomato paste, chopped onion (3/4 lb), chopped garlic (6 large cloves), celery, cut into thirds, fresh thyme sprigs, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs plus 1/2 cup chopped leaves, whole black peppercorns, stewed tomatoes, pureed or finely chopped with juice, confit duck legs* (1 3/4 lb total ), olive oil (if necessary), cooked garlic pork sausage * or smoked pork kielbasa, cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices, coarse fresh bread crumbs (preferably from a baguette), salt, black pepper

lean pork, cubes cut 3/4-inch (shoulder, fresh leg, tenderloin), flour, olive oil, carrots , pared and sliced 1/2-inch thick, garlic cloves, crushed, diced tomatoes, dry red wine, salt, black pepper, cayenne, frozen pearl onions, italian cut green beans