Sweet-Savory Pork Bowls Vietnam Style (Printable Version)
Tasty Vietnamese glazed pork ready in half an hour. A simple yet mouthwatering meal.
# What You'll Need:
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1 pound ground pork
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3 tablespoons neutral cooking oil (like canola, veggie, or peanut), split up
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2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger
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2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
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1 large fresh red hot pepper (Jalapeno or Serrano work great), seeds removed and chopped small
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½ cup sliced shallots, not packed too tight
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2 tablespoons brown sugar (more or less to your liking)
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2 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce
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Grated peel from 1 lime
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Juice from ⅛ of a lime (add more if you want)
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3 scallions, the whole thing sliced thin
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Salt, whatever amount works for you
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Black pepper, however much you prefer
# Step-by-Step Guide:
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Warm up 1½ tablespoons oil in a big pan on high. Throw in your ground pork and let it sit without touching it for 1 minute. Sprinkle a bit of salt and black pepper, then keep cooking about 4 minutes, stirring now and then until it gets nice and brown.
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Put the cooked pork in a colander so the extra grease and liquid runs off. Set it aside for now.
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Put the other 1½ tablespoons oil in that same pan over high heat. Toss in shallots and cook them for 1 minute. Add your ginger and hot pepper, letting them cook another minute. Drop in garlic and stir it around non-stop for just 15 seconds.
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Put your drained pork back in the pan and mix everything together. Pour in the fish sauce and brown sugar, stirring it all up. Let it cook without messing with it for 1 minute so it gets all sticky. Give it a stir, then do the same thing one more minute, gently scraping any stuck bits from the bottom. Add salt and pepper if it needs it.
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Throw in your scallions, lime zest, and lime juice. Stir for a few seconds and then turn off the heat right away. This tasty pork goes great with some white rice or wrapped in lettuce leaves, and you can squeeze extra lime on top if you want.
# Additional Notes:
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Don't skip browning the pork at the start or you'll miss out on flavor.
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You can make it more or less sweet by playing with how much brown sugar you use.
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If you can't handle spicy food, just swap in red bell pepper instead of the hot chili.