Today TasteVN will bring you the recipe to create the “soul” of dishes like savory sticky rice and bread that are incredibly delicious and appealing. We will reveal to you 2 secrets to make a rich sauce right below, but for now, let’s get into the kitchen and prepare this sauce recipe!
1. Tomato Meat Sauce
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Tomato Meat Sauce Serves 10 people
Lean pork 120 gr Tomatoes 200 gr Pineapple 100 gr Spring onions 4 stalks Garlic 2 cloves Shallots 3 bulbs Ketchup 2 tablespoons Chili sauce 2 tablespoons Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Red cashew nuts 1 teaspoon Common seasoning a little (Seasoning/ sugar/ salt/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pineapples
- Sweet pineapples will have a bright yellow color from the pineapple base to the crown, or may have some green mixed in.
- You should choose pineapples that are short and evenly cylindrical as they will have more flesh and be sweeter than long-stemmed pineapples.
- Choose pineapples with large and sparse eyes, and when smelling, there is a sweet fragrance.
- You should choose pineapples that feel heavy in hand, with a fresh green crown.
- Do not choose pineapples that have turned orange-yellow or have black spots.
- Do not buy green pineapples as they are very sour, and the dishes will not taste good when cooked.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes with a pink-red skin, plump and juicy as they are naturally ripe and will taste very good.
- When you touch them, you can feel a certain softness of the tomatoes; when held, they feel firm.
- Do not choose tomatoes that are dark red with hard skin as they may have been treated with chemicals or force-ripened.
- Do not buy tomatoes that feel too soft to the touch, with wrinkled skin that is no longer smooth.
See more: Common types of tomatoes, how to choose and how to preserve fresh tomatoes for a long time
Tools needed
Blender, pan, spoon, bowl, chopsticks,…
How to make Tomato Meat Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
Pork should be cleaned and then cut into small pieces. Cut the tomatoes in half, remove the seeds, and then cut into small pieces. Peel the pineapple, remove the eyes, discard the core, and cut into small pieces.
Green onions should be cleaned of damaged leaves, remove the roots, and keep the green onion tops, chop the green onion leaves finely. Remove the stems from the chili peppers and slice them. Peel the garlic and shallots.
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Chop the ingredients
Put the prepared pork into the blender and press to grind finely. After grinding the meat finely, add the tomatoes and blend again until the tomatoes are smooth and mixed evenly with the meat.
Put garlic, shallots, and green onions into another blender and grind finely as well. You can also grind the herbs separately.
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Making the sauce
Add to the pan 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, 1 teaspoon of red cashew nuts, and simmer on low heat for about 1-2 minutes, then remove the cashew nuts.
Next, add the minced onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant. When the onion and garlic are fragrant, add the minced meat and tomatoes, stir-fry quickly over medium heat until the meat is browned, then add 400ml of water and season to taste.
Add to the pan 2 tablespoons of ketchup, 2 tablespoons of chili sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of salt, stirring well to dissolve the spices and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
After you see the sauce start to thicken, add the crushed pineapple, stir well, and continue to cook for another 10 minutes on low heat. Finally, add the chopped green onions and ground pepper, then turn off the heat to complete the dish.
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Finished Product
With just simple steps, you have a delicious bowl of minced meat tomato sauce that goes well with anything. You can enjoy the sauce with bread, stir-fried noodles, or savory sticky rice, all of which are very suitable. The sauce’s sour, sweet, and spicy flavors, along with the aroma of tomatoes and minced meat, will ensure that your dish becomes much more delicious.
2. Char Siu Sauce
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Char Siu Sauce Serves 10 people
Pork 200 gr Char Siu Sauce 70 gr (1 packet) Garlic 5 cloves Shallots 10 bulbs Annatto oil 3 tablespoons Ketchup 3 tablespoons Chili sauce 2 tablespoons Soy sauce 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Mayonnaise 2 tablespoons Corn starch 2 tablespoons Green onions and cilantro A little Common spices A little (sugar/MSG/seasoning/ground pepper)
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How to make Char Siu sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying, clean the pork, cut it into small pieces, and put it into a grinder to puree.
Peel the garlic and shallots, then chop them finely. Clean the green onions and cilantro, remove any bad leaves, wash them, and chop them finely.
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Stir-fry the meat
Add 3 tablespoons of annatto oil to a pan, heat the oil and sauté the garlic and shallots until fragrant. Next, add the ground pork and stir-fry until the meat is crumbly for about 5 minutes.
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Make the sauce
Then you add about 400ml of water into the pan, bring to a high heat until the water boils. When the water is boiling, you add 70g of char siu sauce, reduce to medium heat and cook for another 2 – 3 minutes.
To make the sauce more flavorful, you can add 3 tablespoons of ketchup, 2 tablespoons of chili sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/4 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1.5 tablespoons of sugar, stirring well to dissolve the spices.
After cooking for about 10 minutes on medium heat, dissolve 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in 3 tablespoons of water, stir well and add to our sauce mixture to create a smooth consistency for the sauce.
Finally, add 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, chopped green onion, and cilantro, then turn off the heat and add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise. While cooking the sauce, you can adjust the spices to suit your family’s taste.
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Finished Product
Now you have a delicious, aromatic bowl of char siu sauce ready to mix with noodles, pour over bread, or serve with sticky rice, which is fantastic. The sauce has an attractive red color, with the distinctive aroma of scallions and various sour, spicy, salty, and sweet spices blending together that will make you crave more.
How to Choose Good Pork Belly
- You should choose pieces of pork belly that have a balanced ratio of meat and fat so that they won’t be greasy when eaten.
- Good pork belly will have a layer of opaque white fat, pink-red meat, and a dry membrane on the outside that does not feel sticky when touched.
- It’s best to buy meat that still has elasticity when pressed with your fingers, and the pork belly piece should still be firm.
- When smelling fresh meat, it will have the characteristic odor of raw meat; spoiled meat will have a foul, rotten, or strange smell.
- Avoid buying pork belly pieces with very thin layers of fat as they may come from pigs raised with lean meat additives.
- Steer clear of pieces of meat that have become mushy, losing their elasticity and firmness when touched. The meat may have strange blood spots.
See details: How to Choose Good Pork Belly for the Tet Meal
How to Store Sauce
- Wait for the meat sauce to cool, then place it in a glass jar or a container with a lid, seal it tightly, and put it in the fridge refrigerator for later use.
- Each time you use it, take out a sufficient amount of sauce and reheat it to enjoy it better.
- The sauce stored in the refrigerator can only be used within 3 – 4 days.
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Above is a detailed guide on 2 how to make savory sticky rice sauce that is extremely delicious and simple to make. TasteVN hopes that the delicious and simple cooking recipes we provide will be helpful to you. Wishing you success in your cooking!
*Refer to images and recipes from 2 YouTube channels BepXua and Delicious Dishes Every Day
