Stewed dishes are main dishes that often appear in the daily meals of every family. Today, in the Cooking Tips section, let’s learn 12 ways to make flavorful and delicious stewed meat in a clay pot for a change in taste for the whole family!
1 Basic Braised Meat
Braised meat is always one of the most common dishes in a Vietnamese family’s meals, as it is simple to make, quick, and has a very appealing flavor.
With the basic braised meat version, we will cook it in a clay pot so that the ingredients can easily absorb the spices and make the dish more fragrant and flavorful.
When tasting, you will feel each tender, fragrant, and fatty piece of meat soaked in just the right spices, incredibly enticing. Especially when served with boiled vegetables or hot rice, it’s absolutely delightful!
2 Sticky Braised Meat
On cold, rainy days, enjoying a bowl of plain porridge or a hot bowl of rice with sticky braised meat is truly wonderful. Not only is it delicious, but it also warms your belly!
Each piece of pork belly is evenly marinated with spices on all sides, then simmered gently in a clay pot over low heat until it thickens into a syrupy consistency. As a result, the final product has an eye-catching color and an extremely rich flavor.
Hot sticky pork belly, with a thick sauce that is just right. Served with sticky white rice or crunchy sweet boiled vegetables, it pairs perfectly.
3 Dong Pha Braised Meat
Dong Pha braised meat is a harmonious combination of color, shape, and flavor. The dish embodies the rich culinary culture of Hangzhou, China.
The meat is cut into square pieces and then tightly bound with string. Next, it is placed in a clay pot, along with ginger, green onions, and spices, and simmered gently for about 1 hour until tender.
The meat is coated evenly with a thick, sweet-salty sauce; served with white rice and boiled vegetables, it is sure to create an irresistible delicious flavor!
4 Green Pepper Braised Meat
Green pepper not only enhances the dish’s flavor but is also extremely good for health. Therefore, use this ingredient to prepare your family’s braised meat!
The green pepper braised meat is attractive, eye-catching, with each piece of meat soaked in savory and sweet spices, fragrant green pepper, and a delightful spicy taste, served with white rice is just perfect.
It is worth noting that you should use a clay pot to cook to help the braised meat retain its flavor and always be hot!
5 Braised Meat with Pickled Onions
With its sour, crunchy, and fragrant taste, pickled onions can be combined with pork belly to create a delicious and unique braised dish for your family to change things up.
The braised pickled onion meat is cooked until tender in a clay pot. When tasted, it has a rich flavor with a bit of spiciness from green pepper, lightly fragrant with green onions, it’s incredibly enticing!
6 Braised Meat with Fermented Soybean Paste
Fermented soybean paste has a rich flavor, with a hint of fragrance from fermented soybeans. When combined with pork, it brings a rich and irresistible taste.
There’s meat, fermented soybean paste, and a bit of spicy chili. Everything is braised in a clay pot until it thickens, ready to enjoy immediately.
A pot of braised meat with fermented soybean paste steaming with the rich aroma of the paste and the tender texture of the pork, served with white rice is guaranteed to be absolutely delicious!
7 Braised Pork with Quail Eggs
Quail eggs are a familiar ingredient in every household. Now braised with tender pork belly, it becomes even more appealing.
To enhance the dish’s flavor, the eggs and meat will be braised slowly in a clay pot. When the ingredients are evenly coated with the characteristic brown color of the sauce, it is done.
The dish has the creamy richness of the eggs, the savory saltiness from the meat, and you can add a bit of spicy chili to balance the flavors for a more complete taste!
8 Braised Pork with Fermented Bean Sauce
Braised pork with fermented bean sauce has a salty flavor combined with the rich taste of the sauce, paired with fragrant white rice, promising to bring your family a unique braised dish.
The braised dish is extremely simple to make, requiring only a few quick steps with a clay pot, and you can successfully create a flavorful braised pork dish that is sure to be a hit. Let’s explore the recipe below with TasteVN!
9 Braised Pork with Pineapple
A hint of light sweet and sour from the pineapple will be the factor that enhances the appeal and attraction of your braised pork dish.
Thanks to being cooked with pineapple and braised in a clay pot, the meat achieves a tender and fragrant texture with an extremely rich flavor. Adding finely chopped green onions, chili, or ground pepper ensures that anyone who tries it will be amazed and praise its deliciousness.
10 Braised Pork with Coconut
If you’re tired of the usual braised pork flavors, let’s have TasteVN transform it with crispy and rich coconut flesh to change up the meal!
The coconut flesh will be carefully processed, seasoned, and then sautéed until firm. Next, it will be braised with pork belly and fresh coconut water for about 20 minutes. Thanks to being braised in a clay pot, the meat becomes very tender and absorbs the flavors more quickly.
The finished braised pork with coconut is coated with a shiny brown layer. When eaten, you’ll experience the salty-sweet flavor of the meat intertwined with the creamy, crunchy texture of the coconut, making it very delicious and not at all overwhelming!
11 Braised Pork with Ginger
A little twist with fresh ginger will enhance the aroma and deliciousness of your dish. Not only does it eliminate the unpleasant smell of the meat, but it also significantly increases its nutritional value.
Thanks to being braised thoroughly in a clay pot, the meat has an incredibly rich flavor, complemented by the spicy aroma of ginger. Served with hot white rice, it guarantees to be very appetizing!
12 Braised Pork with Fish
Let’s have TasteVN enhance the flavor of traditional braised pork by cooking it with fish. This suggestion will surely satisfy your whole family, being both delicious and not overwhelming!
The meat and fish are marinated thoroughly and then braised in a clay pot until everything is evenly cooked and soaked in the spices. The dish has a savory, sweet flavor, with a bit of spiciness that tingles on the tongue from the ground pepper, making it incredibly enticing.
So the article above has suggested 12 methods for making clay pot pork that are rich in flavor and delicious for your family meals. TasteVN wishes you success in preparing these dishes to treat your family!
