Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls
Meet your new favourite pork mince recipe – Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls! A super fast pork stir fry made with ground pork infused with flavours from the streets of Vietnam.
An exciting way to use ground meat (mince) to make a quick stir fry that taste unbelievable! This is great made with chicken, turkey or pork. It also works with beef though it is better made with "white meats". Serve it over rice or vermicelli noodles to make rice bowls with shredded lettuce, carrots and cucumbers on the side (very classic Vietnamese meal!).
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 (Note 1)
1 lb / 500g ground pork (mince) (Note 2)
5 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp fish sauce
SERVING:
1 green onion stem , finely sliced
Rice
Sliced red chilli, tomato, cucumber (optional)
Instructions
1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat.
2. Add the onion, ginger, garlic and chili and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Add the pork mince and cook for 2 minutes or so until white all over, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.
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Recipe 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).
