Gochujang Pork Lasagne

Korean inspired Gochujang braised pork, herby sesame ricotta, and lashings of mozzarella.

2 hours cook

Serves 4

Spencer Lengsfield

Twisted: Unserious food tastes seriously good.

Ingredients

for the pork

1kgboneless pork shoulder, diced

400gchopped tomatoes

2 tbspgochujang

1 tbsptomato paste

1onion, quartered

3spring onions

1red chilli

3garlic cloves

300mlchicken or pork stock

250mlbeer

2 tspbrown sugar

2 tbspsoy sauce

1 tsprice vinegar

for the ricotta mix

400gricotta

4garlic cloves, minced

3spring onions, finely chopped

1 tspsesame oil

1lime, juiced

Splashmilk

Pinchsalt

for the lasagne

Lasagne sheets

Low moisture mozzarella, shredded

Spring onions

Gochugaru (or any type of chilli flakes)

Everything that's good about lasagne (cheese, meat sauce, lasagne sheets), but a little bit different. Trust us, you're gonna love it

Method

Dice the pork shoulder, and season with salt and pepper. Brown all of the pork, in batches, in a large dutch oven until it's golden brown on all sides. Remove from the pan

Add the aromatics (onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, spring onions), and char in the same pan. Add tomato paste and Gochujang, then deglaze with a little splash of stock

Add to a blender, and blend until smooth. Add the pork back in, cover with the blended mix, add chopped tomatoes, and top up with beer. Add soy, brown sugar, and rice vinegar.

Top with a lid, leaving a small gap, and leave to cook on medium/low for 1 hour, or until the pork is tender. Pull the pork apart with two forks

Meanwhile, prepare the ricotta mix. Combine the ricotta, spring onions, garlic, sesame, lime, salt, and pepper. Loosen with a splash of milk

Once the sauce has thickened and the pork is pulled, heat the oven to 200 C.

Start layering the lasagne - sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, pasta, repeat. Once you're at the top, don't add a final pasta layer just finish with extra mozzarella. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes, then uncovered for a final 10-15 until browned and bubbling. Enjoy!