Kho quẹt is a relatively simple dish but very delicious; just one bowl of kho quẹt with some boiled vegetables will make your hot meal more appealing and quickly consumed like never before. Let’s get cooking to make these 2 types of braised dishes!
1. Kho quẹt
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking time
30 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Kho quẹt Serves 4
Pork belly 200 gr Dried shrimp 50 gr Red onion 1 bulb Green onion 2 stalks Chili 2 pieces Fish sauce 8 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Sugar/ salt/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
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How to cook Kho quẹt
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Prepare the ingredients
Soak the dried shrimp in hot water for 10 minutes until soft, then rinse with clean water and drain.
The pork belly should be rinsed with diluted salt water, then washed 2 – 3 times with water, and cut into small cubes.
Peel the red onion and chop finely. Remove the roots from the green onion, wash it clean, and cut it into small pieces. Remove the stems from the chili and wash it clean.
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Make the fish sauce and fry the meat
Mix 8 tablespoons of fish sauce with 4 tablespoons of sugar and 4 tablespoons of water, stir well.
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan, turn on medium heat and add the pork belly to fry for about 5 – 6 minutes, until the meat renders all the fat, turns golden and crispy, then remove to drain.
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Making kho quẹt
Add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil and pork belly into a clay pot, then add chopped shallots and sauté until fragrant.
When the shallots are fragrant, add dried shrimp, fried pork belly, and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
Pour the prepared fish sauce into the pot. Add 1 teaspoon of pepper and 2 chili peppers.
Simmer the kho quẹt for an additional 20 minutes on low heat, until the sauce thickens, then add chopped green onions. Adjust seasoning to taste and turn off the heat.
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Final product
Kho quẹt has a savory-sweet taste, served with boiled vegetables and hot rice, truly exceptional. Show off your cooking skills and make it right away!
2. Kho quẹt (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Kho quẹt (recipe shared by a user) Serves 4 people
Pork belly 200 gr Dried shrimp 30 gr Pork fat 200 gr Green onions 3 stalks Green chili 3 pieces Hot chili 2 pieces Garlic 3 cloves Red onion 2 bulbs Fish sauce 12 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper) Accompanying vegetables a little (Carrot/ chayote/ sweet cabbage/ as desired)
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How to choose fresh and tasty pork fat
- You should choose pork fat that is about 1.5 – 2cm thick, opaque white in color, looking fresh.
- Choose a piece of fat that is dry, not slimy, feels firm to the touch, and has high elasticity.
- When you press your finger into the fat, it should leave an indentation but not leave a mark when you lift your finger away.
- Avoid choosing pork fat that has an unpleasant odor, is slimy, as this may indicate spoiled fat that has been stored for too long.
Tools needed
Clay pot, knife, cutting board, stove, pan,…
How to make Kho quẹt (recipe shared by a user)
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Render fat and mix fish sauce
Pork fat bought to eliminate the odor, you rub it with salt until the salt is completely dissolved, then rinse the fat 2 – 3 times with clean water and cut into small cubes.
Put the pork fat into a pan, cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes to render the fat. Scoop out the rendered fat into a bowl separately, and the liquid fat into another bowl.
In a bowl, add 12 tablespoons of fish sauce, 6 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 10 tablespoons of filtered water and stir well to dissolve the seasoning.
How to clean pork fat thoroughly, without odor:
- Mix a little water with 1 tablespoon of salt. Wait for the salt to dissolve completely in the water, then drop the pork fat in and soak for 25 minutes.
- You can add a few drops of lemon juice and a few slices of ginger to help eliminate the smell. Finally, scoop out the pork fat and rinse it thoroughly under running water.
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Prepare other ingredients
Pork belly is cleaned and chopped small. Dried shrimp is cleaned, soaked in hot water for about 10 minutes to soften, then drained.
Green onions are trimmed, cleaned, and chopped small. Shallots and garlic are peeled and minced.
Chili is cleaned, stemmed, with small chili sliced, and green chili left whole.
Carrots and chayote are peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces. Sweet mustard greens are trimmed, cleaned, and cut into pieces about one finger long.
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Make kho quẹt
Add 2 tablespoons of lard into the clay pot, then add the pork belly and stir-fry over medium heat until browned.
Next, add minced shallots and garlic to sauté until golden, then add dried shrimp and stir-fry for 2 minutes until fragrant.
When the dried shrimp is fragrant, add the chili and fish sauce with sugar, cooking over low heat until the sauce thickens.
Next, add the fried pork skin, stir well, cook for another 5 minutes, season to taste, add 1 teaspoon of pepper, green onions, stir evenly, then turn off the heat.
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Prepare and boil vegetables
Boil a pot of water and then add the vegetables to cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat.
To keep the vegetables green and crispy, you should take them out and soak them in a bowl of cold water, then drain them in a colander.
Scoop the kho quet into a clay pot, arrange the boiled vegetables on a plate.
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Final product
Kho quet has a rich sweet and salty taste, served with boiled vegetables and hot rice is absolutely delicious.
On rainy days or weekends, you can show off your cooking skills by making this dish to change the flavor for the whole family!
You can refer to how to make kho quẹt at TasteVN
How to choose quality dried shrimp
- You should choose shrimp that has a natural orange color on the outside and a yellowish interior, not too flashy, and free from black or white mold.
- When picked up, it should feel dry, not too moist, as storing shrimp can lead to mold.
- You should buy dried shrimp from reputable places, and for canned types, check the expiration date and origin to ensure quality safety.
- Additionally, you can also make dried shrimp at home following the recipe shared by TasteVN to ensure quality.
How to choose fresh and delicious pork belly
- To buy delicious pork belly, you should choose a piece with a balanced amount of lean meat and fat, and a thick outer skin.
- You should select a piece with about 2/3 of the thickness of a finger in fat, with the lean meat tightly attached to the fat layer. However, be careful, to buy pork belly that is just right to eat, not too tough, you should not choose a piece with too thick a fat and skin layer as that indicates an older pig.
- Additionally, fresh pork belly will have a dry outer membrane, light red or bright pink color. When cut, the meat should be light pink, with white-pink and soft skin. The fat interspersed with the lean meat should be bright and firm.
- Absolutely do not buy pork belly that has an unusual smell or leaves fingerprints when pressed or shows sliminess on the surface of the meat.
How to prepare clean, odor-free pork
- To prevent pork from being smelly, before cooking, you should blanch the pork in boiling water for about 3 minutes along with 1 crushed shallot; the shallot will help eliminate the smell very effectively.
- Additionally, you can also add a bit of white wine to the boiling water before removing the pork, as white wine will help thoroughly remove the odor in the meat most effectively.
- Then, rinse the meat with cold water and continue to cook; the meat will no longer have an odor, and dishes made from pork will be more delicious.
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The salty, sweet taste of fish sauce and sugar, the crispy texture of fried pork belly, plus a little dried shrimp – the soul of the dish stir-fried pork sauce will surely be a favorite dish for every family member. Wishing you success in making stir-fried pork sauce!
