Vietnamese-Style Caramel Pork
10m
prep time
30m
total time
Easy
level
12
ingredients
Stir-fry chunks of pork with shallots, ginger and chilli in a wok then add fish sauce and brown sugar for a sweet, sticky and spicy sauce
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a wok over a high heat and stir-fry the pork in batches until browned all over. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Step 2
Turn the heat right down and add the remaining oil, then stir in the shallots, ginger and chilli. Cook over a low heat for a couple of mins until just starting to soften. Add the sugar, fish sauce and 200ml water to the pan and stir everything together.
Step 3
Bring to the boil, stirring, so that the sugar dissolves, then return the pork to the pan. Bubble vigorously for 8-10 mins until the sauce thickens to coat the meat and become glossy. Taste and stir in a little more fish sauce, if needed, along with the chilli sauce.
Step 4
In a separate frying pan, add 1 tbsp of oil. Add the pak choi, which should be washed and cut into wedges through the root. Cook with a splash of water and soy until wilted. 2-3 minutes.
Step 5
Sprinkle with the spring onions. Serve with cooked rice, heat according to the packet instructions and the cooked pak choi.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
-
75g Brown Sugar 1 x Sainsbury's Fairtrade Light Soft Brown Sugar 500g -
2 tsp Sriracha Chilli Sauce, or any hot sauce 1 x Flying Goose Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce 455ml -
Maldon salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g -
600g Pork Shoulder Steaks, cut into bite-sized chunks 1 x Sainsbury's British Pork Shoulder Steaks x4 600g -
1 tbsp Fish Sauce, plus extra to taste 1 x Blue Dragon Fish Sauce 150ml -
400g Pak Choi, to serve 2 x Sainsbury's Pak Choi 200g -
4 Spring Onions, halved and shredded lengthways 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g -
3 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L -
1 tbsp Ginger Paste 1 x KTC Minced Ginger Paste 210g -
1 Red Chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Red Chillies 65g -
2 Shallots, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Shallots 400g -
2 Cooked Rice, to serve 2 x Ben's Original Classic Basmati Microwave Rice 220g
Products and prices from