Stir in stock and bring to a boil over high.

Add the stock, mirin, soy sauce and star anise and bring to a boil.Return the meat to the pot, cover and transfer to the oven.

Braise for 2 1/2 hours or until tender, turning once halfway through..Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook over high heat until golden, about 8 minutes..

Transfer the roast to a plate.Strain the cooking liquid into a bowl; discard the solids.

Skim off the fat and return the liquid and meat to the pot.

Add the mushrooms, carrots and daikon.celebrated rice in its many splendored forms.

But there's a voice that's been left out of the recent conversation.. Valerie Erwin closed her Philadelphia restaurant, Geechee Girl Rice Cafe, in January 2015, capping off a 12-year run as a neighborhood restaurant-turned-destination for lovers of Lowcountry cuisine, as well as foods from the Southern diaspora.Rice was right there in the name, front and center in the dishes that Erwin and her sisters had learned to love growing up.

Through her respectful and inventive cooking, Erwin sparked countless dialogues about the rich variety of grains and techniques—a harbinger of what was to come just a few years later.At the 2020 Philly Chef Conference, Erwin remarked that perhaps she'd been ahead of her time.