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Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls Recipe
Right here’s a brilliant quick pork stir fry made with pork mince (floor pork) infused with flavours from the streets of Vietnam. With only a handful of elements you in all probability have already got, it’s candy, salty, superbly caramelised and completely irresistible. It’s the short and straightforward model of Vietnamese Caramel Pork, a well-known Vietnamese meals speciality!
It is a reader-favourite recipe included by common demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”!
It is a reader-favourite recipe included by common demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”!
Floor pork – which we name “mince” right here in Australia – is extraordinarily good worth.
It’s additionally simply concerning the least horny protein I do know. Don’t you assume? A dry aged piece of New York strip is horny. Quail is gourmand. Oysters are….properly, we’ve all heard that oysters are an aphrodisiac, proper? 😉
Mince is…properly, it simply isn’t fancy. And but, it makes it into my purchasing trolley each single week as a result of it’s such good worth and so versatile. Certain, there are the standard suspects you can also make with mince. Bolognese, meatballs, burgers, Meatloaf, Shepherds Pie – to call a number of of the extra frequent ones.
However typically, it’s good to do one thing a little bit completely different. Like this Vietnamese pork stir fry.
The loopy factor about this pork mince recipe is that the elements checklist is so quick. Chili, garlic, ginger, sugar and fish sauce. That’s it. Critically!
Can I make this pork stir fry with chicken or beef mince?
Sure! That is fabulous made with chicken, beef and turkey!
“It is a terrific floor pork recipe that tastes and sounds so unique…. but it’s really easy!”
The secret to this floor pork is the caramelisation. It’s uncommon to see recipes made with floor meat which might be cooked this manner so the meat is caramelised.
However these golden brown bits you see – they’re the crowning glory on this recipe that takes it from a slightly unappetising pale brown-grey color to a golden brown pile of deliciousness that it would be best to eat with a spoon straight out of the skillet. (Go on – you deserve it – prepare dinner’s privileges!)
Quick checklist – see? I didn’t exaggerate!!
Lemongrass is non-compulsory – it’s not a pantry staple and in addition it’s not an ingredient in conventional Vietnamese Caramel Pork. However lemongrass flavour is definitely at dwelling on this dish!
This pork mince stir fry comes collectively as rapidly as any stir fry. When you begin cooking, you’ll be executed in 6 minutes flat.
I’m not 1000% positive that that is strictly genuine Vietnamese however the mixture of elements I exploit most definitely are and it’s my duplicate of dishes I’ve tried at Vietnamese eating places right here in Australia. It’s an adaptation of the marinade I exploit in my Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Bowl and basically the short model of Vietnamese Caramel Pork, a well-known Vietnamese meals speciality.
Serve this pork stir fry over rice and eat it with a spoon! This pork mince recipe doesn’t have a sauce, however you don’t want it as a result of the flavour is intensified and the pork mince mixes all by way of the rice which flavour it.
To finish your meal, attempt these:
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A contemporary facet salad like this Asian Slaw;
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Add a facet of cucumber and tomato wedges, pictured (very traditional South East Asian method so as to add greens to a meal); or
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Shredded lettuce, cucumber and carrots which makes it extra just like the traditional Vietnamese Noodle Bowls.
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Make my Vietnamese Chicken Salad however with out the chicken for a contemporary, slaw-like salad facet.
Hope you take pleasure in! – Johnsat x
PS For a wholesome low carb possibility attempt Cauliflower Rice – 77% fewer energy and 87% much less carbs than rice.
This recipe options in my debut cookbook Dinner. The guide is generally new recipes, however this can be a reader favorite included by common demand!
This recipe options in my debut cookbook Dinner. The guide is generally new recipes, however this can be a reader favorite included by common demand!
Get your Vietnamese repair!
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Bun Cha – Vietnamese Meatballs (Noodle Bowl)
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Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls
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Vietnamese Caramel Pork – and the Chicken model!
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Lemongrass Chicken – one in every of my favorite issues to grill!
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Vietnamese Noodle Salad
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Browse all Vietnamese recipes
Extra fast pork mince recipes
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Pork Stir Fry with Inexperienced Beans
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Bun Cha – Vietnamese Meatballs (Noodle Bowl)
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San Choy Bow (Chinese language Lettuce Cups)
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Chinese language Pork Mince with Noodles
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Egg Foo Younger (Chinese language Omelette with Pork)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil (I use peanut oil)
- 1/2 onion , finely diced (brown, white or yellow) (~1/2 cup)
- 2 tsp ginger , grated or minced
- 2 garlic cloves , minced (2 tsp paste)
- 1 birds eye or Thai chili , deseeded and finely chopped (can omit, Note 1)
- 500g / 1 lb pork mince (ground pork) (Note 2)
- 5 tbsp (tightly packed brown sugar (don't skimp, else won't caramelise)
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 green onion stem , finely sliced
- Jasmine rice or other rice for serving
- Sliced red chilli, tomato, cucumber (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Sauté – Add the onion, ginger, garlic and chili and cook for 2 minutes.
- Cook pork – Add the pork mince and cook for 2 minutes or so until white all over, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.
- Add sauce & caramelise – Add the sugar and fish sauce. Stir, then leave it to cook without touching until all the juices cook out and the pork starts caramelised – about 2 minutes. Then stir it and leave it again, without stirring, for around 30 seconds to get more caramelisation. Repeat twice more until caramelised to your taste.
- Serve over jasmine or other rice, or vermicelli noodles, garnished with sliced green onion. For a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice! I like to have chunks of plain cucumber and carrots on the side which is a classic way of making Vietnamese bowls.
Notes
1. Birds eye chilis are small red chilis that are usually around 3 to 4cm (1.5 – 2″) long. They are very spicy! You can substitute with any chili you want, or even exclude it if you are making this for kids. Just adjust to your taste.
This dish is great to serve with sriracha on the side so people can add the amount of heat they want.
2. Other meat – recipe works great with chicken and turkey too. Beef will also work well.
3. Lemongrass is a lovely and very traditional Vietnamese herb used in dishes like this. 1 stalk, white part only, very VERY finely chopped. Add it into the skillet with the garlic.
If you have lemongrass paste (see ingredient photo in post), add it with the brown sugar.
4. Nutrition is for the pork stir fry only, excludes the rice and assumes you use a lean pork (10% fat).
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