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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you don’t know what to eat today, let’s explore how to make delicious fried pork belly with lemongrass and chili with TasteVN to change up your family’s meals right away! Prepare the ingredients and show off your skills in the kitchen with this flavorful stew!
Ingredients for Fried Pork Belly with Lemongrass and Chili Serves 4
Crispy pork belly 1 kg Minced lemongrass 1 cup (type of rice bowl) Fried onion 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 150 ml Sugar 3.5 tablespoons Fish sauce 6 tablespoons
How to Choose Good Pork Belly
- Good crispy pork belly should be purchased from reputable sources with clear origins, and the product must be carefully packaged and stored to ensure food safety.
- Good pork belly should have an attractive golden color; avoid choosing those that are too dark, which may be due to prolonged storage or improper processing.
- Depending on your preference, you can choose large pieces of crispy pork belly as in this recipe or small seasoned pork belly balls that are pre-made or find fresh pork fat to make it at home for better quality.
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How to make fried pork belly with lemongrass and chili
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Prepare the pork belly
After buying, put the pork belly into a bowl and use your hands to break it into small bite-sized pieces. Don’t worry because the pre-made pork belly is usually very crispy, so you can do this quite easily.
Note: The smaller the pieces of pork belly, the tastier the dish will be!
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Stir-fry lemongrass and chili
Place a pan on the stove, add about 1/2 bowl of cooking oil, and 1 tablespoon of fried shallots. Turn the heat to medium-high; when the oil is hot, add 1 bowl of minced lemongrass, stir frequently until the lemongrass turns golden and fragrant, then turn off the heat.
Tip: If you like spicy food, you can add chili powder or minced chili, stir-frying it evenly with the lemongrass.
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Caramelized Pork Fat
Right after turning off the stove, add all the pork fat into the pan, stirring continuously to help the pork fat mix well with the fragrant fried lemongrass.
Season with 3.5 tablespoons of sugar, add about 6 tablespoons of fish sauce, and continue to mix everything together.
At this point, you can turn on the stove to low heat, stirring a few times when the pan is hot; you can taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
When you see the fat has thickened slightly, you can turn off the stove.
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Final Product
Now you have a fragrant dish of caramelized pork fat with the distinctive aroma of all the ingredients, with a slightly dark caramel color, very appealing. Your pork fat will have a salty, sweet, and spicy flavor, and when eaten with hot white rice, it is incredibly delicious!
Serve with fresh fresh vegetables, cucumber, tomato to make the dish more to your taste if desired.
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