Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls

Name: Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil ((I use peanut oil)); 1/2 onion (, finely diced (brown, white or yellow) (~1/2 cup)); 2 tsp ginger (, grated or minced); 2 garlic cloves (, minced (2 tsp paste)); 1 birds eye or Thai chili (, deseeded and finely chopped (can omit, Note 1)); 500g / 1 lb pork mince ((ground pork) (Note 2)); 5 tbsp (tightly packed brown sugar ((don't skimp, else won't caramelise)); 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 green onion stem (, finely sliced); Jasmine rice (or other rice for serving); Sliced red chilli, tomato, cucumber ((optional))

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Ground pork stir-fried with ginger, garlic, and chilies in a fish sauce caramel. Served over rice or noodles with lettuce, carrots, and cucumber for a quick, authentic Vietnamese meal.

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Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1½ tbspcooking oil — peanut oil
½onion (brown, white, or yellow) — finely diced, ½ cup
2 tspginger — grated or minced
2garlic cloves — minced, or garlic paste
1bird's eye chili — deseeded, finely chopped, or Thai chili, optional
500 gpork mince (ground pork) — 1 lb
5 tbsptightly packed brown sugar
2 tbspfish sauce

Serving:

1green onion stem — finely sliced
Jasmine rice — or other rice
Sliced red chilli, tomato, cucumber) — (optional

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Method

20m total

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