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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Braised pork belly is a dish that is very familiar to many people. Today, TasteVN will show you how to combine pork belly with pineapple to create a delicious sweet and sour braised dish for your meal. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Braised Pineapple Pork Serves 4
Pork belly 400 gr Pineapple 1/2 fruit (pineapple) Young coconut 1 fruit Shallots 3 bulbs Garlic 5 cloves Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 5 tablespoons Common spices A little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pork belly
- To choose good pork belly, first pay attention to the color; when selecting meat, choose pieces with a dry outer membrane, light red or bright pink color, and layers of fat in between that are bright white.
- Next is the ratio of meat to fat; the best pork belly is when the piece of meat has a balanced ratio of meat to fat, avoid choosing pieces that are too fatty or too lean.
- Use your hand to touch the meat to check its firmness and elasticity; good meat will feel heavy, firm, and pressing on the piece of meat will show some elasticity.
How to choose fresh and delicious pineapple
- Choose pineapples that have a bright yellow color from the crown to the base, with a few eyes that may be slightly green; these are ripe fruits that will be sweet and tasty. Round, short pineapples will have more flesh compared to long-shaped ones.
- Select pineapples with large, sparse eyes, as this indicates that the pineapple is mature and ripened naturally, without being treated with chemicals.
- You can try smelling the end of the fruit; if it has a fragrant aroma, you should buy it. Additionally, avoid choosing fruits that have a slightly sour smell of fermentation, as those pineapples are overripe.
- The greener the top of the pineapple, the fresher it is. Overripe pineapples will have a dry or brown top.
- Choose good, fresh pineapples that are neither too hard nor too soft; when you press your finger into them, they should not feel indented.
How to prepare Pineapple Braised Pork
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Prepare the ingredients
First, wash the pork belly thoroughly with diluted salt water and let it drain, then cut it into bite-sized pieces.
How to clean pork belly without smell- To prevent the pork belly from smelling, before cooking, blanch the meat in boiling water for about 3 minutes with 1 crushed shallot; the shallot will help eliminate the smell effectively.
- Additionally, you can add a little white wine to the boiling water before removing the meat, as white wine will help remove any unpleasant odors from the meat effectively.
- After that, rinse the meat with cold water and then continue with the cooking process; the meat will no longer have an unpleasant smell, and the dish made from pork will be more delicious.
See details: Tips for eliminating the odor of various meats that you should know
After cleaning, add 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper to the meat and marinate for 20 minutes to let the meat absorb the spices.
Next, wash the pineapple and cut it into pieces about 1/2 finger thick.
For the shallots and garlic, peel, wash, and chop them finely.
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Stir-fry the meat
Take a clay pot and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the pot, wait for the oil to heat up, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar to caramelize. Caramelize the sugar over low heat until the sugar turns a golden color, then add the chopped onion and garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the pork belly and stir-fry over high heat for about 5 – 7 minutes, until the meat is firm.
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Braised Pork with Pineapple
Once the meat is browned, pour in coconut water until it just covers the surface of the meat. Braise the meat over high heat until the coconut water begins to boil, then skim off the foam, reduce the heat to low, and braise the meat for another 10 minutes. After that, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce to the pot.
Place a pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the pineapple and stir-fry for 3 minutes. After frying, add the pineapple to the pot of braised meat and stir gently.
Continue to braise over low heat until the braising liquid thickens. At this point, add another tablespoon of fish sauce and adjust the seasoning to taste before turning off the heat.
Serve the pork belly with pineapple on a plate and get ready to enjoy!
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Final Product
The pineapple braised pork has a shiny yellow color that looks really appealing. The pork belly is braised with pineapple, giving it a rich sweet and salty flavor, enhanced by a hint of the pineapple’s mild sourness. Each piece of meat is tender and not chewy, and biting into a piece of fat is rich and creamy.
With this braised dish, you should enjoy it with hot rice and boiled vegetables; it’s irresistible!
It’s really easy to make braised pork belly with pineapple (fragrant), isn’t it? Let’s get into the kitchen and show off your skills for you and your family to enjoy!
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook: Kim Dung
