A braised dish like crispy pork belly is definitely a choice you shouldn’t miss on “rice fatigue” days due to its familiar flavor and deliciousness. Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN to check out 2 ways to prepare crispy pork belly with dipping sauce and crispy pork belly with pepper!
1. Crispy pork belly with dipping sauce
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy Pork Belly with Dipping Sauce Serves 4
Pork fat 700 gr Chili 1 piece Garlic 1 clove Ginger 2 slices Shallots 3 bulbs Pepper 1 teaspoon (black or green pepper as desired) Cooking oil 1/2 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 teaspoons Common seasoning a little (sugar/ salt/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
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How to prepare Fried Pork Fat with Quet Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
After purchasing the fat, wash it thoroughly with water, then use 2 slices of smashed ginger to rub on the pork fat, and wash again with clean water. After that, let it drain and cut into small cubes.
For 1 clove of garlic and 3 shallots, just peel them clean, and then use a knife to smash them. Remove the stems from the chili, wash it clean, and then slice it thinly.
How to prepare pork fat without the fishy smell:
- Method 1: To make the fried pork fat white and beautiful without a fishy smell, you can blanch the fat in boiling water for about 1 – 2 minutes with some slices of ginger and vinegar.
- Method 2: You can soak the cleaned pork fat in a little diluted white wine for about 10 minutes and then wash it again with clean water; this will significantly help eliminate the fishy smell of the pork fat.
See more: Ways to remove the smell of pork that you should refer to
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Rendering Pork Cracklings
Turn on the stove over medium heat, add the fat into the pan, stir evenly for about 7 – 10 minutes until the fat is golden and crispy, when most of the fat has rendered, remove the cracklings and let them drain.
Tip:
- To help the cracklings become more golden and crispy, you should add a little salt or a bit of lemon juice while rendering.
- You can keep the rendered fat to use for making fried dishes or stir-fried dishes!
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Making Stew Sauce
Turn on the stove over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil, stir evenly for about 3 minutes to create a caramel color, then add the shallots and garlic and sauté until golden and fragrant.
Add 2 teaspoons of fish sauce, 1 bowl of water (rice bowl), 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and stir evenly for about 5 minutes until the stew sauce thickens.
Next, season it to taste, adding chili and ground pepper to make the dish more appealing.
Finally, add the cracklings, mix well so that the cracklings absorb the stew sauce for about 1 – 2 minutes before turning off the stove and enjoying immediately.
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Final Product
The crispy pork belly kho quet is now complete. The crispy pork belly is very appealing, fatty, soft, delicious, combined with the rich and spicy kho quet sauce.
This dish is best enjoyed with a bit of crispy rice or boiled vegetables for a suitable family meal.
2. Crispy Pork Belly with Pepper
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy Pork Belly with Pepper For 3 people
Pork belly 300 gr Garlic 2 cloves Green onions 4 stalks Shallots 2 bulbs Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar/ ground pepper a little
How to Prepare Fried Pork Fat with Pepper
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Prepare and Render Pork Fat
After purchasing 300g of pork belly, wash it thoroughly with water, then cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Heat the stove to medium, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan, then add the pork belly and fry evenly for 5 minutes until the fat is rendered, and the meat is firm and cooked.
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Prepare other ingredients
With 4 stalks of green onions, wash them thoroughly and chop them finely.
For the remaining 2 red onions and 2 cloves of garlic, after peeling, put them in a blender and blend until smooth.
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Braised pork fat
Turn on the stove to medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of the fried fat. When the fat is hot, add the blended red onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Add 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 100ml of water (about 1 rice bowl), stir well and let it boil for about 3 minutes.
Finally, add the fried pork belly, stir well, and let it braise for about 7 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.
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Completion
To complete the dish, you just need to add some green onions, chili, and a little ground pepper, then simmer for about 1 minute to let the ingredients release their aroma, and you can turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The braised pork fat dish is now complete. The crispy pork belly is crunchy, the fat is rich but not greasy, combined with the salty, slightly spicy flavor of the chili and the pungent taste of pepper is very appealing; this will surely be a dish that pairs well with rice.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Pork Fat
- You should prioritize buying pork fat from the shoulder or neck; these parts will taste more fragrant and fatty compared to others.
- Choose pork fat that is uniformly bright white in color; when lightly pressed, if it feels elastic, then it is good pork fat.
- Do not buy pork fat that has an unusual fishy smell, is slimy, or has a yellowish discoloration.
How to choose good quality purple onions
- You should choose small, round purple onions, as they will have a more distinctive flavor compared to longer, flatter varieties.
- Good quality purple onions will have a shiny, smooth skin; if you press them with your fingernail and small droplets of water come out, they are fresh purple onions.
- Do not buy purple onions that feel soft or wilted, as these are old and no longer tasty.
How to choose fresh chili peppers
- You should choose bright, ripe red chili peppers with smooth skin; these will have a distinctive spiciness when eaten.
- The more curved the chili pepper, the less spicy it will be compared to straight, elongated ones. Therefore, based on your family’s taste and the nature of the dish, you should consider which chili peppers to buy.
- Do not buy chili peppers that are bruised, dark brown, soft, and leaking, as these are spoiled and cannot be used.
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Crispy pork fat with dipping sauce and crispy pork fat with pepper are ready to serve the family. With the above 2 recipes, I hope you will successfully make this dish and have a delicious meal with your family!
*Refer to images and recipes from 2 YouTube channels: NQMT COOK Nhà Quê Miền Tây and BepXua.
