One Pot Asian Braised Pork & Bacon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup soy sauce, divided
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, divided
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 Smithfield(R) Original Pork Loin Filet, very thinly sliced
1 pound baby bok choy, leaves separated
2 large carrots, cut into strips with a vegetable peeler
9 slices Smithfield(R) Center Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon, cut in half
1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
1 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
salt and pepper to taste
Cooked rice, warm

Preparation

Combine 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, grated ginger and garlic in bowl; mix well. Add pork slices to bowl, tossing to coat well. Let stand 30 minutes.
Divide bok choy and carrots into 4 equal piles. Divide marinated pork, bacon and chopped ginger in 3 equal piles.
In 4- to 6-quart stock pot layer 1 stack bok choy, carrots, marinated pork, bacon and chopped garlic. Repeat layers with bok choy and carrots as the final layers.
Combine stock, remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar; pour over vegetables and meat in stock pot. Drizzle top with honey. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until meat is tender, about 15 minutes.
Dissolve cornstarch in water; add to stock pot. Reduce heat to low; cook about 5 minutes until sauce thickens slightly. Serve over hot cooked rice.