Pork belly is commonly used in Vietnamese dishes due to its reasonable combination of fat and meat. To enhance the dishes in your menu, TasteVN will guide you in the kitchen to make delicious crispy pork belly!
1. Crispy Pork Belly
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy Pork Belly For 4 people
Pork belly 500 gr Fresh chili 2 pieces Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Pepper 1 tablespoon Green onions 10 stalks Red onions 8 bulbs Cooking oil A little Common seasoning A little (sugar/ salt/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
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How to make Crispy Pork Belly
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the red onions, wash them thoroughly, then chop finely.
Clean the green onions, then separate the roots and the leaves; cut the roots into small pieces, and cut 3/4 of the leaves into bite-sized pieces, leaving the remaining 1/4 to be chopped for garnish.
Slice the chili, and adjust the amount of chili according to your spice preference.
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Prepare the meat
After buying the meat, soak it in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes, then rinse it thoroughly with water. To ensure the meat cooks quickly and doesn’t dry out, cut it into bite-sized pieces that are not too thick or too thin, about 1/3 of a finger’s width.
Tip: You should buy pork belly or you can substitute it with shoulder meat!
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Marinate the meat
Put the cut meat into a bowl, marinate with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of minced shallots, and mix well for the meat to absorb the seasoning.
Place a pan on the stove, add a little oil, when the oil is hot, add 3 tablespoons of sugar and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved and turns a caramel color, then turn off the heat and add 2 tablespoons of filtered water, stirring well. Pour the caramel into a bowl.
Tip:
- You can replace the filtered water with coconut water to enhance the richness and aroma of the dish.
- When adding water, you should stand back to avoid splashes!
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Stir-fried meat
Place a pan on the stove, add a little oil and stir-fry the meat until golden, then add chopped green onions and shallots to stir-fry together. After 3 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 2 tablespoons of seasoning powder, and 1 tablespoon of ground pepper, and mix well.
After 5 minutes, add chopped green onions and sliced chili into the pan, increase the heat to medium, and stir well. Stir-fry the meat until it is evenly golden, and the meat juices thicken, then season to taste. Turn off the heat and serve the meat on a plate with a little ground pepper and chopped green onions on top.
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Finished product
The stir-fried meat dish is delicious, with thick meat juices served with boiled vegetables and pickled eggplant during the meal is simply perfect. The meat is firm, with fatty layers, and the stir-fried meat juices are rich and incredibly appetizing.
2. Crispy stir-fried pork belly (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Pork Belly (recipe shared by a user) Serves 2
Pork belly 400 gr Small onion 1/2 bulb Green onion 4 stalks Chicken seasoning 1/2 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasoning a little (sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
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How to cook Stir-fried Pork Belly (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the ingredients
To remove the odor, soak the pork belly in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse with water and pat dry.
Cut the meat into rectangular pieces or slice it, but not too thin, as it will shrink and become dry when frying.
Peel the onion, wash it, slice it, and chop it finely. Trim the roots off the green onions, wash them, and cut them into pieces about 2 finger lengths.
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Caramelizing Sugar
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and 3 tablespoons of sugar into a pan or pot and place it on the stove. Turn on high heat until the sugar boils and turns a dark brown color, then immediately turn off the heat and add 1 tablespoon of water to dissolve. Pour the caramel into a bowl to set aside.
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Making crispy pork belly
Place the pan on the stove over medium heat, when the pan is hot, add the meat and fry until the meat releases fat and the edges are browned, then add the finely chopped onion and fry together with the meat for about 1 minute.
Next, add 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 tablespoon of chicken seasoning, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon of ground pepper, stirring evenly over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
Then pour in all the caramelized sauce prepared earlier and fry for another 2 minutes.
Finally, add the chopped green onions and stir briefly, adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat and transfer the meat to a plate.
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Final product
Crispy pork belly has a delicious flavor, with a shiny surface, the meat is tasty and very appetizing. This dish is sure to impress your family with just the first few bites.
How to choose fresh and delicious pork belly
- You should choose pieces of meat that are bright pink, with high elasticity; when pressed with your hand, they should not leave a dent.
- Fresh meat should be firm, evenly colored, not slimy, and have no unpleasant smell.
- Additionally, you should choose meat that has a balanced ratio of lean meat and fat, with a thick outer layer of skin, fat about 1.5 – 2cm thick, and the lean meat tightly attached to the layer of fat, which will make it tastier when cooked.
Effective ways to remove the smell of meat
- To effectively remove the smell of meat, you can blanch the meat in boiling water for about 3 – 4 minutes, then rinse it clean with water.
- In addition, you can also use white wine to wash the meat and soak it for about 5 minutes; this is also an effective way to eliminate the smell of meat.
- Alternatively, you can boil it together with a smashed red onion to remove the smell of the meat!
See details: Effective and quick ways to remove the smell of meat
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