Asian aubergine & pork hotpot

Asian aubergine & pork hotpot

Slow-cooked aubergines become deliciously soft and absorb all the flavour of this fragrant Asian stew

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 20 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in an ovenproof sauté pan and brown the meat well (you may have to do this in batches), then scoop out of the pan. Add the rest of the oil and the aubergine, brown on all sides, scoop out and add to the pork. Tip the sugar into the pan and leave to caramelise slightly, then return the pork and aubergine to the pan with the star anise and cinnamon, then coat in the sticky caramel.
  2. Add the onions, ginger and half the chilli, and cook for a few mins with the pork. Add the coriander stalks and splash in the fish sauce and enough water to come about a third of the way up. Cover and place the dish, undisturbed, in the oven for 1 hr, then remove from the oven and add the lime juice and more fish sauce to taste. Stir through half the coriander leaves and the remaining chilli, and scatter over the rest of the coriander. You should have a hotpot of tender meat with soft aubergines all in a punchy little sauce.
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Per serving

574 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 40 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 4g, sugar 15g, salt 1.81 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2007.

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  • 31 October 2007

    bigandy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is now a firm family favourite

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  • 31 October 2007

    Kedgeree rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I had not used pork belly before and was very unsure - but my butcher talked me into trying it. It was so yummy and I was unaware of any excess fat on the meat, it just melted in the mouth. The flavours were fantastic. We will have it again soon.

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  • 10 November 2007

    Pewtersfood rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Tasted good but no sauce of substance.Had no coriander so used tarragon.Used Sainsbury's 'basics' pork (plenty of fat !) - meat was heavenly.

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  • 16 November 2007

    pleisure commented on this recipe

    has been a winner even requested as a birthday treat ! but did add a bit more water than in recipe and crumbled a veggie stock cube in too

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  • 24 November 2007

    Wendy commented on this recipe

    Living in France I really look forward to receiving my copy of Good Food every month. I cooked this dish for an outdoor party at the beginning of August and it went down a bomb with my French friends. Fantastic flavour and heat.

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  • 01 December 2007

    bigandy commented on this recipe

    This is a firm family favourite now. Thanks

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  • 02 December 2007

    Moresided commented on this recipe

    We just made, and ate this, the pork as tender as any I have had in my life, perfectly balanced by the aubergine. We used shoulder, which I think provides the best fat-meat balance in a mouthful. A revelation. Stop browsing - go out and get the ingredients and make this dish. It is legendary.

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  • 02 December 2007

    Moresided rated this recipe

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  • 05 March 2008

    sneauxdrop rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used belly pork and lots of coriander, forgot the chilli and even my aubergine detesting OH thought it was very good. I added more liquid than stated because we like more sauce to spoon over the rice. I upped the meat quantity to 1 kg. You need a large pan to begin with because the amount of aubergine, but it does cook down considerably. Must remember the chilli for next time.

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  • 08 March 2008

    Angela rated this recipe

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  • 02 April 2008

    Tepa rated this recipe

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  • 04 April 2008

    scorpio commented on this recipe

    I thought the mixtures of flavours was fantastic it left your appetite fulfilled yet a very cleansing after taste. Will certainly put this in my most regular dishes to cook. I used the slow cook method for 6-8 hours but I would put the aubergine in for the last hour. I did not do this & found the aubergine too soft.

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  • 08 April 2008

    rezepte rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i used belly pork and just followed the recipe. we loved it, very tasty!

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  • 11 April 2008

    katyrouth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wow! This has such big flavours! Keep an eye on your limes though; mine were rather small and dry so I used about 3 to get enough liquid and flavour.

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  • 20 April 2008

    Mandy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This dish is wonderfully flavoured thanks to the variety of spices. I used pork belly and it was just heavenly! Will definitely make it again.

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  • 15 May 2008

    Babe commented on this recipe

    i've never had pork belly before but it was melt in the mouth and was not fatty at all! I'll definitely cook with pork belly again. Hat's off as this recipe is heavenly! Absolutely divine :-)

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  • 22 May 2008

    knickers rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    maybe i did something wrong but i thought the sauce was very fatty and gloopy, the flavours were great though if you can get your head around how fattening it is !

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  • 31 May 2008

    Tepa commented on this recipe

    Absolutely fantastic flavours. This dish will be in our menu every week

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  • 21 June 2008

    Tepa commented on this recipe

    Only changes I did, I add the aubergine to the pork end of the cooking and so they did'nt go too soft. Had dinner with friends and they loved it.

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  • 28 June 2008

    stoof rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    am veggie, but OH not and made this for the freezer... says it's 5 stars and definately make again.... even smelt nice to me, and i love the star anise/coriander/lime flavours... couldn't cope with the smell of the fish sauce though!! He split into 6 portions to reduce kcals and serves with a little rice.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 20 mins

Freezable

Meltingly tender

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 750g fatty pork , such as shoulder or skinless belly, cut into large chunks
  • 2 aubergines , cut into large chunks
  • 2 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
  • 5 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 onions , chopped
  • very large knob fresh root ginger , peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and sliced
  • 1 bunch coriander , leaves and stalks separated, stalks finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
  • juice 1 large lime
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Per serving

574 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 40 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 4g, sugar 15g, salt 1.81 g

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