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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Fried dish of stir-fried pork belly with lemongrass and chili is a very familiar dish in the daily menu of Vietnamese families due to its delicious, attractive flavor that goes extremely well with rice. Today, TasteVN will share with you a super simple way to make this dish while still ensuring its delicious standard flavor. Let’s get into the kitchen and make it right away!
Ingredients for Pork – Stir-fried pork belly with lemongrass and chili For 2 – 3 people
Pork 350 gr (pork belly) Fresh lemongrass 4 stalks Fresh chili 2 pieces Shallots 2 bulbs Garlic 3 cloves Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 100 ml Sugar/salt A little
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How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pork
- Good quality pork has bright pink lean meat, the fat should be translucent white with a slightly creamy color, the piece of meat should be dry, firm, and elastic when pressed.
- Additionally, you can choose pork belly pieces with alternating layers of meat and fat so that the dish will have a fuller flavor when cooked.
- You should avoid buying pieces of meat that look dull, leak water, have a foul smell, or show signs of bruising or blood clots, as these indicate the meat is no longer fresh and does not guarantee quality.
How to choose fresh and clean lemongrass
- You should choose lemongrass stalks that are tightly wrapped around each other and have a white powdery layer appearing on the stalks.
- Fresh lemongrass will have a beautiful light green color, and when you smell it, you will immediately notice the distinctive aroma of lemongrass.
- Avoid choosing lemongrass stalks with dry or yellowing leaves, black spots, or bruises, as these are low-quality lemongrass that is no longer fresh.
How to prepare Pork – stir-fried pork belly with lemongrass and chili
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Prepare the ingredients
To eliminate the unpleasant smell of pork, you should rub the meat with 1 tablespoon of salt for about 10 minutes, then rinse it with clean water, drain, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Effective tips to eliminate the unpleasant smell of pork- Method 1: After cleaning the pork, put it in a pot of boiling water to blanch for 2 – 3 minutes. While blanching the meat, drop in a peeled shallot cut in half to keep the meat’s fresh flavor.
- Method 2: During the preparation of the water for boiling the meat, you can add a little white wine, vinegar, ginger, or lemongrass to enhance the aroma before blanching the meat for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Method 3: When you buy pork, you should blanch it briefly in boiling water for 2 – 3 minutes, then remove the meat and rinse it with clean water.
See details: Effective tips to eliminate the unpleasant smell of pork
Fresh lemongrass is washed thoroughly, you peel off the dried outer layers, use a knife to cut and take the tender part of the lemongrass about 3 fingers long. Then slice the lemongrass thinly across the width and chop finely.
Fresh chili is washed, sliced thinly, and mixed into the chopped lemongrass to be minced.
Garlic and shallots are also washed, peeled, and then minced together.
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Stir-frying lemongrass and chili pork
Heat a pan with 100ml of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add the pork and stir-fry evenly over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
When the pork is firm and turns a brownish color, add all the minced lemongrass and chili, garlic, and shallots.
During the frying process, you need to prepare a sauce mixture including 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons of sugar in a bowl and stir well.
Then pour this sauce into the pan with the pork and stir continuously to prevent the seasoning ingredients from burning and to allow the pork to absorb the seasoning for about 5 – 7 minutes before turning off the heat.
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Final Product
Stir-fried lemongrass and chili pork is delicious, rich, and appealing when served with white rice. The characteristic fatty richness of belly pork combined with the fragrant and intoxicating taste of lemongrass and chili creates a wonderful dish. Try it now and enjoy!
With the extremely simple steps above, you have immediately prepared a delicious and appetizing dish of stir-fried pork belly with lemongrass and chili that stimulates the taste buds. Let’s get into the kitchen and cook it right away for your family to enjoy on days when you want to change up your meals! Wishing you success in your cooking!
