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Vietnamese style caramel pork

Savory recipes Winter More than one hour Medium difficulty Faitout
Prep time
25 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Serves
4 servings

Method

  1. Cut the pork into large 3cm cubes
  2. Peel the garlic cloves and crush them with the palm of your hand
  3. Peel and julienne the ginger
  4. In a pot, heat the olive oil, sear the pork and set aside.
  5. In the same pot, sweat the onions, ginger and garlic, let them cook for a few minutes and set aside.
  6. Add the honey and rice vinegar to the pot, and cook it to a golden caramel, add the nuoc mam to stop the cooking, then add the poultry stock and let it cook for 5 minutes
  7. Add the meat, coat it with the mixture and let it cook over high heat to evaporate the liquid and concentrate the sauce.
  8. Before serving, add a few drops of sesame oil, a bit of chopped chili pepper and coriander leaves.
  9. Serve with white rice

Ingredients

  • 1kg pork belly
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp rice wine
  • 4 tbsp nuoc mam (fish sauce)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 two-cm section of fresh ginger root
  • 4 green onions
  • 1 red chlli pepper
  • 25cl veal or chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil
  • A few leaves of coriander

Utensil

Pot

Pot

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