Pork, Vegetable, and Tamarind Stew - Chinese Recipe | RecipeTable.net

Ingredients

• 10 dried bay leaves
• 1/2 cup black peppercorns
• 1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• divided
• 1 medium white onion
• chopped
• 2 heads of garlic
• cloves chopped
• 2 jalapeños
• thinly sliced
• 3 medium tomatoes
• quartered
• 4 pounds St. Louis–style pork spareribs or skinless
• boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt)
• or a combination of both
• 1 (8-ounce) package dried tamarind pulp with or without seeds
• Kosher salt
• 4 baby bok choy
• halved lengthwise