Glazed Québec pork rack & Bok Choy salad

Particularities
- Serves4 - 6
- Prep time15 mins
- Cook time50 mins
- Timeout10 mins
- FreezingFreezes well
Ingredients
- Salt & pepper, as preferred
- 1 6 bones (1,5 kg) Québec pork rack
Sauce
- 1/2 cup Hoisin sauce (see tips for recipe)
- 1/4 cup of orange marmelade
- 1/4 cup of Soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon of Sriracha sauce
- 1 teaspoon of five-spice powder
- 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
- 1 lime’s zest & juice
Salad
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 10 – 12 baby bok choys, sliced in half
- 2 cups of baby arugula
- 2 oranges, in pieces
- 1 tablespoon of white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- Salt & pepper, as preferred
Steps
Oven method
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and place the rack at the centre of it.
- Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl then set aside.
- Season the pork rack.
- Sear the rack on all sides for 8 to 10 minutes
- Lay the meat onto a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Baste the rack with a lot of sauce.
- Cook in the oven for 40 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160°F. Turn the meat over halfway through and then baste the other side with sauce again.
- Remove the pork from the oven, cover with aluminum foil and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Grease the Bok Choy, and cook over high heat in a large skillet for 2 to 3 minutes, then add them to the remaining salad ingredients. Serve with a few slices of pork drizzled with sauce.
Barbecue method
- Preheat the barbecue to 500°F or to high-heat while lighting only half the barbecue.
- Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl then set aside.
- Season the pork rack.
- Sear the rack all over for 8 to 10 minutes, on the warm part of the barbecue. Then lay the meat on a piece of aluminum foil, on the side that isn’t lit. Reduce the heat to 400°F.
- Baste the rack with a lot of sauce. Cook for 40 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160°F. Turn the meat over halfway through and then baste the other side with sauce again.
- Remove the pork from the barbecue, cover with aluminum foil and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Grease the Bok Choy, and cook over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes, then add them to the remaining salad ingredients. Serve with a few slices of pork drizzled with sauce.
Tips & tricks
Homemade Hoisin sauce recipe:
- 4 tbsps of Soya sauce
- 2 tbsps of Tahini (Sesame butter)
- 1 tbsp of Molasses
- 2 tsps of Rice vinegar
- 2 tsps of sesame oil
- 1 tsp of garlic powder
- 1 tsp of Sriracha sauce
- Ground black pepper
Recipe published on August 19, 2018