Chinese Boiled Pork with Star Anise & Fennel

• 220 grams Thinly sliced and chopped pork offcuts
• 50 grams Cellophane noodles (dried)
• 2 Dried Shiitake mushrooms (soak in water to reconstitute)
• 5 cm Green onion or scallion
• 1 clove Garlic
• 1 piece Ginger
• 1 Star anise (optional)
• 1 pinch Fennel seed
• 400 ml Water
• 2 tsp Chicken soup stock granules
• 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 1 Salt

1. Chop the green onion and the reconstituted shiitake mushrooms into rough pieces.
2. Slice the garlic.
3. Julienne the ginger.
4. Cut the pork slices into uniform pieces.
5. Put some sesame oil in a frying pan and saute the onion, garlic, and ginger over medium heat until fragrant.
6. Add the pork slices and fry until lightly browned.
7. Add the star anise and fennel.
8. Add the water and the shiitake mushrooms.
9. Bring to a boil and remove any scum that forms.
10. If you kept the water that the mushrooms soaked in, add that too (adjust the water to taste).
11. Cut the cellophane noodles into short strands with scissors and add to the pan.
12. Add the chicken soup stock and the oyster sauce.
13. Let it simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
14. Season with salt and it's done.

pork offcuts, noodles, shiitake mushrooms, onion, clove garlic, ginger, anise, fennel, water, chicken soup stock granules, oyster sauce, salt

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151931-chinese-boiled-pork-with-star-anise-fennel (may not work)