Pork belly is a common ingredient widely used in Vietnamese cuisine, but have you ever tried the dish of fried pork belly with fish sauce? If not, don’t hesitate any longer, quickly head to the kitchen with TasteVN to immediately pocket 2 incredibly delicious fried dishes recipes!
1. Fried pork belly with fish sauce
Preparation
25 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Pork Belly with Fish Sauce Serves 4
Pork belly 600 gr Fried flour 3 tablespoons Rice flour 3 tablespoons Shallots 5 bulbs Ginger 1 piece Garlic 2 cloves Chili 1 piece Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 330 ml Common spices a little (Seasoning/ salt/ sugar)
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How to prepare Fried Pork Belly with Fish Sauce
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Prepare the meat
Massage the pork piece evenly with 1 tablespoon of salt for about 5 minutes. Then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
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Prepare the other ingredients
Peel the ginger, wash it clean, and slice it.
Peel the shallots, wash them clean, slice 2 bulbs, and chop the rest finely.
Peel the garlic, wash it clean, and chop it finely.
Wash the chili, and chop it finely.
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Marinate the meat
Put the boiled pork into a large bowl, add 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of minced shallot, garlic, and chili mixed together, and mix well.
Marinate the meat for 20 minutes.
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Coating the meat
Put 3 tablespoons of crispy flour, 3 tablespoons of rice flour into a large plate and mix well.
Take each piece of meat and coat it evenly with the flour.
Note: Remember to remove the garlic, chili, and onion sticking to the piece of meat before coating it with flour, because it will burn easily when frying.
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Fry the meat
Place a pan on the stove, add 300ml of cooking oil and wait for the oil to heat up.
Gradually add the coated meat into the pan and fry until the meat is evenly golden on both sides.
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Fried Pork with Fish Sauce
Place a new pan on the stove with 2 tablespoons (30ml) of cooking oil, add the remaining garlic, chili, and shallots, and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add 1.5 tablespoons of sugar and 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce to the pan and stir well. Then, add the fried pork and stir evenly over the heat for 5 minutes to coat the meat with the sauce.
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Final Product
Fried pork belly with fish sauce has a golden, crispy skin with a rich and fatty flavor, and a savory-sweet sauce. The dish will taste even better when served with white rice!
2. Fried Pork with Fish Sauce (recipe shared by a user)
Preparation
25 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Pork Belly with Fish Sauce (recipe shared by a user) Serves 4
Pork belly 500 gr Crispy flour 3 tablespoons Chopped shallots 2 teaspoons Chopped garlic 2 teaspoons Chopped chili 1 teaspoon Lemon juice 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 1.5 tablespoons Cooking oil 330 ml Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to prepare Fried Pork Belly with Fish Sauce (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the ingredients
First, with 500g of pork belly purchased, take a little salt and rub it all over the surface of the meat for 3 – 5 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water and let it drain.
At the same time, place a pot on the stove with 500ml of water and boil on high heat. Once the water boils, reduce to medium heat, then add the pork belly and boil for about 15 minutes, until the meat is tender, then turn off the heat and remove the meat to a plate.
Next, use a fork to gently poke the entire surface of the meat, then use your hands to evenly rub 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 2 tablespoons of batter for frying onto the pork belly.
Then, place the pork belly in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, using a spoon to mix well.
Finally, add another tablespoon of batter for frying and mix well again, then let the meat absorb the seasoning for 5 minutes.
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Fry the pork
Once the ingredients are prepared, place a pan on the stove with 300ml of cooking oil and heat it over medium heat. When the oil is bubbling, add all the marinated pork belly. To get the skin crispy and golden, you should fry the skin side first for about 5 – 7 minutes!
After that, continue frying the remaining surfaces until they turn golden and crispy for 10 – 15 minutes. Finally, turn off the heat and transfer the pork belly to a plate to drain the oil.
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How to make fish sauce braised pork
Next, you heat another pan on the stove with 2 tablespoons (30ml) of cooking oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, 2 teaspoons of minced shallots, and 1 teaspoon of minced chili to stir-fry until fragrant.
Then, gradually add the seasonings including 2 tablespoons of water, 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, and use chopsticks to mix well.
Once you see the seasonings have dissolved, continue to add all the fried pork belly, stirring continuously to ensure the pork belly is evenly soaked in the sauce, and braise for about 5 – 7 minutes.
When the sauce has thickened, taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, turn off the heat, let the pork belly cool for about 5 minutes, then use a knife to slice it into thin pieces, and serve on a plate to finish.
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Finished Product
Fried pork belly with fish sauce has an eye-catching golden color and rich flavor. Each slice of pork belly is firm and sweet, seasoned perfectly with salt and sugar. Especially, the meat has just the right amount of lean and fat, so you can eat it indefinitely without feeling greasy.
How to choose fresh and delicious pork belly
- Delicious pork belly has a balanced ratio of fat and meat, which means you won’t feel greasy from too much fat or too dry from having too much lean meat when enjoying it.
- You should choose meat with a thick outer skin layer, a fat layer that is 1.5cm – 2cm thick, and lean meat tightly attached to the fatty part. However, to achieve the best taste, you should not buy meat with an excessively thick outer skin as that indicates it comes from an old pig, which will not taste good.
- Pay attention to the color of the pork; good pork belly has a dry outer skin that is red or bright pink. The meat after being cut should have a beautiful bright pink color, with soft, pinkish-white skin. The fat interspersed with the meat should be bright white.
- The elasticity of pork belly is very good, so you should check carefully before buying. Press the meat with your hand; if the indentation on the meat quickly returns to its original state, then that is good pork.
- Avoid choosing pork belly that has a pale color, overly soft texture, or has a slimy substance oozing out, as these are signs of spoiled meat that cannot be used.
Tips for making the dish correctly
- To ensure that the outer skin puffs up, and when frying the meat it becomes crispy without drying out, saving more time, you can boil the meat first with a little baking soda!
- To prevent oil from splattering while frying the meat, when the oil is hot, add a bit of salt to the pan before frying the meat. This method not only reduces splattering but also makes the pork skin crispier and tastier.
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