Wednesday, January 14, 2015

WWDH - Chinese barbecue pork


For Wednesday with Donna Hay this week, I chose Chinese barbecue pork from Modern Classics I.  
 
It was a rather disappointing dish for me in a number of ways. First, I ran out of time and the supermarket where I went to buy the pork only had pork stir fry strips.  Being out of time, I decided to make do, but I am sure that this dish would have been better with the thicker pork strips (2" wide) called for in the recipe.

In the end, I was also not a fan of the strong aniseed flavour from the Chinese five spice powder.  This dish is probably not going to be repeated in my house.

I served my pork with stir fry vegetables and boiled brown rice:


It looks pretty good, but I wasn't a fan.

To see what Kayte, Margaret, Chaya and Sarah thought of this dish, visit their websites.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2015 at 6:00 AM

    Oh m goodness. I totally want this for dinner tonight. I am loving this dish.

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  2. PamJanuary 14, 2015 at 8:23 AM

    It looks good. Too bad it wasn't what you expected, I've had that happen more than once. The veggies look good also!

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  3. ~~louise~~January 14, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    I guess there just has to be some not so good meals as well, Gaye. Well, at least you learned you're not too fond of too much aniseed:)

    Thanks for sharing, Gaye...

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  4. Merryn@merrynsmenuJanuary 14, 2015 at 2:51 PM

    I love your honesty as we all occasionally have disappointing dishes. Five spice can overpower a dish but you made the most of it and that is what a great, creative cook will do. Well saved!

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  5. Chats the Comfy CookJanuary 14, 2015 at 2:59 PM

    I am sorry, you did not like this. We loved it but my soup was a meal in a bowl, made with chicken, noodles and spinach. I was blaming the ginger for the weird taste but it was the anise. We still liked it a lot, though.

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  6. meandmr.comJanuary 14, 2015 at 8:12 PM

    Sounds like a great one! Thanks for the recipe!
    Melanie @ meandmr.com

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  7. SarahJanuary 14, 2015 at 11:08 PM

    Yes, I think aniseed is an acquired taste. (That explains liquorice, doesn't it?) I'm glad you tried it out anyway. What I liked about the recipe when I read it was that it was very simple.

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  8. TeaLadyJanuary 15, 2015 at 4:11 AM

    Sorry you weren't a fan of this one. I loved it. I made my own 5-spice with less anise is probably why.

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  9. The Caked CrusaderJanuary 15, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    We're on a Chinese cooking kick at the moment - such a shame you didn't enjoy this one as it looks great.

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  10. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaJanuary 15, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    I love aniseed flavour but generally when it is quite mild and combined with other flavours (ie not ouzo :P).

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