Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork

Name: Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 600g pork shoulder or neck, thinly sliced; 3 stalks lemongrass, white part minced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 red chillis, sliced; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 spring onions, sliced; 1 handful fresh coriander

Caramelised Vietnamese pork with lemongrass, chilli and fish sauce. Letting the pork sit undisturbed in the hot pan, rather than stirring constantly, is what lets the sugars caramelise into a sticky, dark glaze.

Total time

45 min

Prep

35 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

gluten-free

Ingredients

600gpork shoulder or neck, thinly sliced

3 stalkslemongrass, white part minced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2red chillis, sliced

3 tbspfish sauce

2 tbspsugar

1 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbspvegetable oil

3spring onions, sliced

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Marinate pork in lemongrass, garlic, fish sauce, sugar and soy for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a wok or pan over very high heat.

Add pork in batches, cook without stirring until caramelised.

Stir and cook until pork is cooked through and sticky.

Add chilli and toss briefly.

Scatter with spring onions and coriander.

Serve with steamed rice, cucumber and pickled vegetables.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

115

Protein

1.7g

Fat

Carbs

12.9g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

1080mg

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