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Vietnamese Caramelised Pork (Thit Kho)
Vietnamese braised pork belly and eggs in a coconut-caramel-fish sauce broth. Cooking the sugar all the way to a deep amber before the pork goes in gives thit kho its distinctive bittersweet depth instead of tasting simply sweet.
Total time
65 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
55 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Asian
comfort
Ingredients
1 lbpork belly, cubed
4hard-boiled eggs, peeled
2 tbspsugar
¼ cupfish sauce
1 cupyoung coconut juice or water
2 clovesgarlic
black pepperto taste
steamed riceto serve
Instructions
1
Caramelise sugar in pot until amber.
2
Add pork; stir to coat in caramel.
3
Add coconut juice, fish sauce, garlic, and pepper.
4
Simmer covered 30 min; add eggs; cook 15 more min uncovered until sauce thickens.
5
Serve over steamed rice.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
712
Protein
20g
Fat
65.4g
Carbs
9.5g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
4742mg
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