Ingredients

• Chinese Pulled Pork
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
  
• 2 ¹/₂ pounds boneless country-style pork ribs (or boneless pork shoulder/butt, cut into large cubes)
  
• 1 small onion, peeled and sliced thin
  
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  
• 3 slices of peeled ginger, roughly 2 inches long
  
• 1 piece star anise
  
• ¹/₄ cup dried shiitake mushrooms (pre-sliced)
  
• ¹/₂ cup soy sauce
  
• ¹/₃ cup white wine or mirin
  
• ¹/₃ cup water or chicken stock
  
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  
• 4 sturdy, good-quality hamburger buns, Kaiser or potato rolls, or ciabatta rolls
  

• Kale and Apple Slaw
• 3 tablespoons white or yellow miso paste
  
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  
• ¹/₂ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  
• ¹/₄ teaspoon ground white pepper
  
• 1 bunch tuscan/dinosaur/lacinato kale stemmed and cut into extremely thin strips (about 4 loosely packed cups in total)
  
• 1 small Fuji apple, cored and grated on the large holes of a box grater (about 1/2 cup total)
  
• 1 medium carrot, grated on the large holes of a box grater (about 1/2 cup total)