Perfect for weeknights dinner, this Vietnamese caramel pork recipe is great. It is super easy and quick to make, budget friendly and tastes amazing!

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Vietnamese caramel pork bowls recipe
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time5 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time15 mins
 500 g Pork mince
 2 tbsp Extra virgin peanut oil
 1 onion, finely diced
 1 tbsp ginger, grated
 1 clove garlic, minced
 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
 3 tbsp brown sugar
 2 tbsp fish sauce
To serve
 4 portions steamed Jasmine rice
 4 tomatoes, sliced
 ½ cucumber, sliced
 2 spring onions, sliced
 1 red chilli, sliced
 ¼ cup natural peanuts, lightly toasted and crushed
1

Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chili for 2 minutes.

2

Add the pork mince and fry, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon until all the meat changes colour.

3

Sprinkle the sugar and fish sauce over the pork. Stir a few times, then leave to cook until most of the juices evaporate and the mince starts to caramelise. Stir and leave to cook again. Repeat the process for a few minutes until the pork is caramelised all over.

4

Serve on steamed jasmine rice topped with tomato, cucumber, spring onions, chilli and peanuts.

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Ingredients

 500 g Pork mince
 2 tbsp Extra virgin peanut oil
 1 onion, finely diced
 1 tbsp ginger, grated
 1 clove garlic, minced
 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
 3 tbsp brown sugar
 2 tbsp fish sauce
To serve
 4 portions steamed Jasmine rice
 4 tomatoes, sliced
 ½ cucumber, sliced
 2 spring onions, sliced
 1 red chilli, sliced
 ¼ cup natural peanuts, lightly toasted and crushed

Directions

1

Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chili for 2 minutes.

2

Add the pork mince and fry, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon until all the meat changes colour.

3

Sprinkle the sugar and fish sauce over the pork. Stir a few times, then leave to cook until most of the juices evaporate and the mince starts to caramelise. Stir and leave to cook again. Repeat the process for a few minutes until the pork is caramelised all over.

4

Serve on steamed jasmine rice topped with tomato, cucumber, spring onions, chilli and peanuts.

Vietnamese caramel pork bowls