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

A deliciously sweet and salty recipe.

Method

Cut the pork into large 3cm cubes
Peel the garlic cloves and crush them with the palm of your hand
Peel and julienne the ginger
In a pot, heat the olive oil, sear the pork and set aside.
In the same pot, sweat the onions, ginger and garlic, let them cook for a few minutes and set aside.
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
Add the meat, coat it with the mixture and let it cook over high heat to evaporate the liquid and concentrate the sauce.
Before serving, add a few drops of sesame oil, a bit of chopped chili pepper and coriander leaves.
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

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