Vietnamese Caramelised Pork

Name: Vietnamese Caramelised Pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 700g pork belly, cut into pieces; 400ml young coconut water; 4 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp sugar; 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled; 3 cloves garlic; 3 shallots, sliced; black pepper to taste

Thịt kho tàu — Vietnamese pork belly braised in coconut water and fish sauce until deeply savoury. Cooking the sugar all the way to a dark amber caramel before the pork goes in gives the braise its distinctive bittersweet depth, not just sweetness.

Total time

120 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

105 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Vietnamese

Ingredients

700gpork belly, cut into pieces

400mlyoung coconut water

4 tbspfish sauce

3 tbspsugar

4hard-boiled eggs, peeled

3 clovesgarlic

3shallots, sliced

black pepperto taste

Instructions

Caramelise sugar in a heavy pot until dark amber.

Add pork and toss to coat.

Add coconut water, fish sauce, garlic and shallots.

Simmer covered on low heat 1 hour.

Add eggs.

Cook 30 more minutes until sauce is dark and rich.

Serve with steamed rice 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

1043

Protein

23.9g

Fat

98.1g

Carbs

14.4g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

1282mg

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