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Instant Pot Braised Pork Knuckle Dish


A few days ago, i decided to make Pork Belly Dish, my kids loved it and we did not have any left overs. Today, I found some Pork Knee (Knuckle) in the freezer and thought I would make similar dish that had the same sauce as the Pork Belly Dish. it is very easy to make. I steamed also some cauliflower and beans to go with it.

Instant Pot Braised Pork Knuckle

Course: Main Course

Servings: 4    Prep Time: 5 mins     Cooke Time:45 mins    Total Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

  • 1 pork knuckle cut into  pieces (about 1-1.5 kg)
  • 1 inch of ginger cut into thin slices
  • 3 green onions/scallions (use the green parts )
  • 3  garlic cloves
  • 4 boiled eggs
  • 1 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc)

Seasonings:

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup of mirin
  • 1/2 cup of soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Instructions:

  1. Gather all the ingredients
  2. We will only use the green parts of the green onions. Cut the green parts in half. Peel the ginger and slice it thinly.
  3. On the Instant Pot, press the “saute” button. Pour the seasoning into the pot (Add water, Mirin, Soy sauce and sugar). Mix the seasonings a little bit. Bring it to simmer.
  4.  Add in the pork knuckle and Cook the pork knuckle for about 2 minutes. After, press the ” keep warm/cancel” button.
  5.  Close and lock the lid. Make sure the steam release handle points at “sealing” and not “venting”. press the “meat/stew/button to switch to the pressure cooking mode. Cook under pressure for 30 minutes.
  6. When it is finished cooking, the Instant Pot will switch to ” keep Warm” mode. Slide the steam release handle to the “venting” position to let out steam until the float valve drops down, OR let the pressure release naturally (takes about 15 mins). Unlock the lid
  7. Discard the green onion and ginger. Add the boiled eggs. Press the “meat/Stew” button to decrease the cooking time to 10 minutes.
  8. When it is finished, you can slide the steam release hand to the “venting” position to manually release. When the float valve drops down, unlock the lid.
  9. Serve with rice and pour the sauce on top. Place the pork knuckle and egg. Add also some steamed cauliflower and beans. Serve immediately.

This dish almost reminds me of the ginger vinegar pork trott made for women after giving birth. SOooooo good!