Soy Glazed Pigs Cheek

Ingredients

• pigs cheek

Soy glaze

• 2 palm sugar
• 1 tbsp of fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp of coriander seeds
• 4 banana or large shallots
• 50g of ginger
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 sticks of lemon grass
• 2 ltrs of chicken stock
• 150 ml of kekap manis
• 250 mls of light soy sauce

Method

Soy Glaze

Add everything into a pot and bring to the boil remove from the heat and add 2 coriander roots and allow to cool.

Pigs Cheek

Place 1kg of pig’s cheek into a large crock-pot or roasting dish and cover with the soy glaze. Reserve a quarter of the stock to glaze. Cook for 12 hours at 85°C or on high in the crockpot.

Remove from heat and allow to cool in the cooking liquid. Then remove and refrigerate till needed.

John Hawkesby’s wine match

Riesling
Mount Riley 2012