1. Garlic fried pork
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Garlic fried pork For 4 people
Pork 700 gr Lemongrass 3 stalks Garlic 2 bulbs Chili 4 pieces Five-spice powder 2 packets Annatto powder 1 teaspoon Soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 100 ml Sugar/MSG a little
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How to choose fresh and delicious pork
- For pork, choose parts that have a light pink color, fresh, with a hard outer skin and a moderate layer of fat, not too thick.
- Choose meat that, when pressed, does not feel mushy, has a certain elasticity, and has a characteristic aroma.
- Avoid buying meat with bruises, dark colors, overly thick or hard skin and fat.
- Do not choose soft, strange-smelling meat. Because it may have been left too long or comes from old pigs, not fresh.
- Additionally, you should use pork belly to make fried pork as the result will be tastier.
How to prepare Dried Pork with Garlic
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Prepare the ingredients
Lemongrass should be washed clean, then sliced thinly into small rings.
Add lemongrass and 4 chili peppers into a blender and blend until finely chopped.
Tip:
- If you don’t have a blender, you can pound or mince the lemongrass and chili using a mortar and pestle.
- To suit your family’s taste, you should adjust the amount of chili added.
Garlic should be peeled, washed, and sliced thinly along the length of the cloves.
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Prepare the pork
The pork should be washed clean and drained, then cut into pieces along the grain, about 2 finger widths wide.
Next, put the meat into a pot, cover it, and cook on very low heat to let some moisture out.
Tip: When cooking the meat in the pot, you need to watch for when the meat is just cooked. If you can easily pierce it with chopsticks, turn off the heat and take the meat out. Do not let the meat cook too much, as it will be very difficult to tear or pound it.
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Shred the meat
Put the prepared meat into a mortar and pound it until the fibers break down. Then use your hands to shred the meat along the pounded fibers.
Tip:
- Pounding the meat while it’s still warm will make it easier, and shredding it will also be quicker.
- To prevent the meat from burning while making it dry, shred the meat a bit thicker, and avoid shredding it too thin.
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Marinate the meat
Prepare a marinade mixture consisting of: minced lemongrass and chili, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of annatto powder, 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil, and 2 packets of five-spice powder, mix the seasoning mixture well.
Add the prepared seasoning mixture to the shredded meat and mix well for the meat to absorb the flavors, marinate for about 2 hours for the spices to penetrate deeper!
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Fry the garlic
Place a pan on the stove, add 100ml of cooking oil and wait for the oil to heat up, then add the sliced garlic and sauté over medium heat until the garlic is evenly golden and fragrant, then turn off the heat and remove it to drain the oil.
Note: To prevent the garlic from burning, when the garlic just turns golden and becomes fragrant, you should remove it immediately as the residual heat will continue to cook the garlic after it is taken out of the oil.
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Frying the meat
Heat a pan on the stove, add the marinated meat and fry evenly over medium heat for about 1 hour until the meat is completely dry.
Then add the fried garlic and stir gently, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Final product
The dish of dry pork with fried garlic is complete, the dry pork after finishing has a reddish-brown color, enhanced by the golden color of the fried garlic, looking extremely attractive.
When eating, the pork is infused with spices, crispy and fragrant, combined with the crunchiness and unique aroma of the fried garlic. Eating it with rice or plain porridge is the best.
2. Dry pork with fried garlic (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Pork with Garlic (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cook with TasteVN) Serves 1 – 2 people
Lean pork 1 kg Salt/seasoning/MSG/pepper A little Chili powder/garlic powder A little Annatto oil A little Garlic 1 bulb
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How to make Fried Pork with Garlic (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cook with TasteVN)
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Prepare the ingredients
After purchasing the pork, wash it thoroughly with salt water to remove all dirt on the meat. Then, boil the pork; once cooked, remove it and let it cool.
When the meat has cooled down, shred it into small pieces along the grain of the meat; you should shred it into moderate-sized pieces, not too small, as the meat will shrink when dried.
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Marinating the meat
Prepare the spices including 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, a bit of pepper, a bit of chili powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder. Mix all the spices together and then add the prepared meat, mixing well so that the meat is evenly coated with the spices. Finally, add 1 – 2 tablespoons of annatto oil to give the meat a nicer color.
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Drying the meat
Once the meat has absorbed all the spices, put it in a pan over low heat, stirring continuously until the meat dries out. Slice the garlic thinly and add it along with the meat, stirring for another 3 – 5 minutes before turning off the heat.
Prepare an air fryer, place the meat inside to dry it out. The drying time will depend on your personal preference. You can set the temperature from 120 – 150 degrees for 30 – 60 minutes, and during the drying process, you should check to ensure the meat does not get burnt.
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Final Product
The dried pork after drying has an exterior that is just right, not too dry, while the inside of the meat remains tender and easy to eat. The dried garlic is crispy and fragrant, adding flavor to this dish when eaten with the dried meat.
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Hope that with the recipe for dried pork with garlic from the above article, you will refer to it and gain useful experience to make this delicious dish. Wishing you success!
*Source of the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Wife’s Kitchen.
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