Delicious, flavorful, and extremely appetizing salted pork with shrimp paste, would you like to try it? What are you waiting for? Let’s prepare the necessary ingredients with TasteVN, then head to the kitchen and cook this dish right away.
1. Salted Pork with Shrimp Paste
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Salted Pork with Shrimp Paste Serves 4
Pork belly 1 kg (belly pork) Shrimp paste 100 gr Lemongrass 5 stalks (finely chopped) Bird’s eye chili 5 pieces (finely chopped) Garlic 1/2 bulb (finely chopped) Red chili 10 pieces Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar 3 tablespoons Salt 1 tablespoon
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How to Cook Salted Pork with Shrimp Paste
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Prepare the meat
Wash the pork belly in diluted salt water and then rinse with clean water, drain. Then, cut the meat into pieces about 1/2 finger thick, suitable for eating.
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Stir-frying meat
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add minced garlic, lemongrass, and chili peppers, and sauté until golden and fragrant.
When the ingredients above are fragrant, add all the sliced pork belly, stir-fry over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the meat is firm and cooked through.
Tip: Depending on your preference and to avoid the meat being too greasy, you can adjust the amount of cooking oil to suit your family’s taste.
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Meat Braise
When the meat in the pan is fragrant and the liquid has reduced, add 100g of shrimp paste and stir well. Add 200ml of filtered water, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and stir again 1 – 2 times until the sugar dissolves.
Braise on low heat for about 10 more minutes until the meat is cooked, tender, the braising liquid thickens and releases an enticing aroma; then taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, add a few red chilies to make the dish more eye-catching, turn off the heat and it’s ready to enjoy.
Tip:
- To make the dish more delicious, remember to skim off the foam during the braising process.
- Depending on your preference, you can replace the filtered water and sugar with coconut water to make the dish, which will help the meat become richer and sweeter naturally.
- Additionally, you can cook until the braising liquid in the pan becomes syrupy or just covers the meat to serve with rice, noodles, …
- If you don’t finish the meat during the meal, you should transfer the dish to a earthen pot for braising to help retain the best flavor.
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Final Product
The pork braised with fermented shrimp paste after completion releases a characteristic aroma from the shrimp paste that is extremely stimulating to the taste buds. The pork belly is soft, fatty, with a slight spiciness from the chili, salty taste of the shrimp paste, and the sweetness of sugar perfectly blended to create an extremely attractive dish.
Enjoy it hot, served with white rice, noodles, or fresh vegetables, cucumber, or boiled greens; nothing can compare. Wishing you and your family a delicious meal!
2. Braised Pork with Fermented Shrimp Paste (Recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Braised Pork with Fermented Shrimp Paste (Recipe shared by a user) Serves 2
Pork belly 500 gr Fermented shrimp paste 100 gr Lemongrass 3 stalks Shallots 2 bulbs Garlic 1 bulb Chili 1 piece Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons
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How to Prepare Braised Pork with Fermented Shrimp Paste (Recipe shared by users)
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Prepare Ingredients
Wash the pork belly with diluted salt water, then rinse with clean water and let it drain. Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.
Remove the roots and green leaves of the lemongrass, wash it clean, peel the garlic, chop the chili pepper and set each type aside. Peel the shallots and slice them thinly.
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Meat Stew
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the pot, heat over medium flame until the oil is hot. Next, add the minced lemongrass and chili and sauté until fragrant.
When the lemongrass and chili are fragrant, add the minced garlic and thinly sliced shallots, and continue to stir evenly for 30 seconds, then add the prepared pork belly and stir-fry evenly.
Stir for about 1 minute until the meat is seared, then add 100g of shrimp paste, mixing it until the shrimp paste evenly coats the meat. Then add about 1/2 cup of water (rice bowl).
Cook over medium heat until the water boils, then season the pot with: 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, then mix well and cover, simmer the meat for about 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, open the lid and adjust the seasoning to taste, continue to simmer until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Serve the braised meat on a plate, you can sprinkle some sliced chili on top and enjoy it with hot rice. The dish of braised meat with shrimp paste is delicious and rich in the flavor of shrimp paste combined with tender, sweet pork, along with the strong aroma of lemongrass and a hint of spiciness from the chili, making it very appetizing. Give it a try!
How to choose fresh and delicious pork belly
- You should choose pieces of meat that are bright pink, have high elasticity, and will not leave a dent when pressed with your hand.
- Fresh meat will be firm, evenly colored, not slimy, and have no unpleasant odor.
- In addition, you should choose meat with a balanced ratio of lean and fat, with a thick outer layer of skin, fat about 1.5 – 2cm thick, and the lean meat tightly attached to the fat, which will taste better when braised.
- You should not buy pork belly if you see that the fat under the skin is too thin, as this may be from pigs fed with lean meat additives.
- Pork belly that is slimy to the touch, and feels mushy, losing elasticity should also be avoided, as this indicates spoiled meat.
How to clean pork belly properly, without any odor
- To clean and remove dirt from pork belly, besides using diluted salt water to wash, you can also use coarse salt or lemon to rub on the meat and then rinse it with clean water, allowing it to drain.
- Another method you can use to help clean the meat and remove impurities is to mash ginger and mix it with alcohol to wash the meat.
- You can also eliminate the unpleasant smell of the meat by rinsing it with clean water several times, then blanching it in boiling water for about 2 – 3 minutes, removing it, and rinsing it again with water before cooking.
Where to buy shrimp paste?
- Shrimp paste can be easily found at grocery stores, markets, supermarkets, or the nearest TasteVN stores. You can also order shrimp paste online at TasteVN.
- When purchasing, be sure to carefully check the information about the origin and brand of the product. It is advisable to choose shrimp paste produced by reputable brands, with clear packaging, production date, and expiration date.
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Pork braised with shrimp paste is really delicious, appealing, and easy to make, isn’t it? Show off your cooking skills and prepare this dish for your family to enjoy. Wish you success!
