Chinese Style Braised Pork

• 6 garlic cloves, pureed
• 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 3 lbs pork shoulder
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons coconut sugar crystals
• 3 star anise
• 1/4 cup green onion

1. In small bowl, combine garlic, ginger, peppercorns, mustard and sea salt. Rub all over meat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
2. When you are ready to cook, preheat broiler. Transfer pork to a rimmed baking sheet and broil 15 minutes.
3. Transfer to slow cooker.
4. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, sherry, coconut sugar, and star anise. Pour over pork.
5. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

garlic, ginger, cracked black pepper, mustard, salt, pork shoulder, soy sauce, sherry, coconut sugar crystals, anise, green onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chinese-style-braised-pork-509857 (may not work)