Slow-braised ham hock in yellow bean sauce, white pepper and five-spice

Ingredients

Fresh Meat

  • 1kg ham hock, on the bone and with skin

Fruit & Vegetables

  • 1 red onion
  • 1/2 leek

Store Cupboard

  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper
  • 2 tbsp of black peppercorns
  • 500ml of chicken stock
  • 2 tsp cornflour, mixed with 3 tbsp water to make a paste
  • 2 tbsp of sugar
  • 1 tbsp of dark soy sauce

Spices & Dried Herbs

  • 1/4 tsp five-spice powder
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp of black rice vinegar

Cooking Sauces

  • 3 tbsp of yellow bean sauce
  • 2 tbsp of light soy sauce