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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Let’s change the family’s taste with a delicious salted pork dish using a unique cooking method in the recipe for steamed dish without needing water. Let’s get into the kitchen and make this delicious dish to enjoy with family!
Ingredients for Salted Pork For 4 people
Pork 1 kg Salt 1 kg Lemongrass 4 stalks Ginger 1 piece Green onion tops 100 gr Common spices A little (seasoning powder/msg/salt/pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious pork
- Choose pieces of pork that are dry, not slimy, have a characteristic color and aroma, and are firm and elastic.
- When pressing your finger into the meat, it will leave a dent, but when you lift your finger, the dent will slowly disappear.
- Do not buy pork that has been marinated with chemicals, as it may have an appealing color but will be dry, firm, and not sticky, with a mushy inside and a foul smell; when pressed with a finger, it will not have elasticity.
Necessary tools
Pot, spoon, knife, cutting board, non-stick pan, aluminum foil, 2 banana leaves,…
How to prepare Salted Pork
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Prepare and marinate the meat
After purchasing the pork, scrape off all the hair on the surface of the skin, then wash it thoroughly in diluted salt water and rinse well with clean water.
Next, pat the meat dry and marinate it with 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of MSG, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 4 smashed stalks of lemongrass, 1 smashed ginger root, and 100g of green onion tops. Remember to massage the meat well so that the seasoning penetrates.
After that, let it sit and marinate for 15 – 20 minutes.
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Wrap the meat in banana leaves and aluminum foil
After marinating the meat, place the piece of meat on 2 banana leaves and cover it completely. Then wrap the meat with another layer of aluminum foil to make it really tight.
When wrapping the meat, remember to wrap it well to prevent the marinating ingredients from spilling out.
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Roast the coarse salt
Add 1kg of coarse salt to a pan and stir evenly on the stove over medium heat to dry the salt.
Roast for about 10 – 15 minutes until the salt is dried, then turn off the heat.
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Marinate the meat with salt
Next, pour half of the roasted coarse salt into a pot and place the wrapped meat in it.
Then pour the remaining half of the salt into the pot so that the salt completely covers the meat package, cover the pot, turn on the heat, and simmer over medium heat for 40 minutes.
Finally, when the meat is cooked, turn off the heat, take the meat out of the pot, unwrap the aluminum foil and banana leaves, and cut the meat into bite-sized pieces to enjoy.
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Final product
Salted pork emits a fragrant aroma of ginger, lemongrass, and onion, the meat is extremely firm and tender. When eating, you will feel the natural sweetness of the piece of meat, with a little salty marinade that is just right.
You can dip it in a little sweet and sour fish sauce to enjoy with hot rice or wrap it with rice paper and vegetables, it’s very delicious!
Above is the how to make salt-cured pork delicious with an extremely simple recipe that anyone can do. Let’s make this special steamed dish to treat your whole family!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel TUẤN NGUYỄN FOOD.
