Thit Heo Kho Nuoc Dua - Vietnamese Stewed Pork W/ Coconut Juice
- 2 cups coconut juice
- 2 tablespoons oil, I use vegetable
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 shallots, minced
- 2 stalks lemongrass, minced -tender midsection
- 2 lbs pork loin, cubed
- 2 tablespoons caramel sauce or 2 tablespoons thick soy sauce
- 13 cup fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 -2 cup chicken stock (or water)
- 3 -4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 14 cup water
- 14 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Add oiled to a pan heated to medium-high heat, coat bottom of the pan.
- When oil is hot, add garlic, lemongrass, and shallots.
- Stir fry about 30 seconds, they will brown.
- Turn the heat up to high and add the pork in batches.
- Brown the pork on all sides, transfer to a dish and repeat until all the pork is browned.
- Add all the pork back to the pan and add caramel sauce, fish sauce, sugar, five spice powder, and the peppers.
- Stir well and cook over medium heat, it'll take about 2 minutes for it to become fragrant.
- Stir occasionally.
- Add the coconut juice and enough chicken stock (or water) or cover the pork.
- Bring it to a boil and skim off the foam that rises while it cooks.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, Covered, for about 1 1/2 hours.
- Check occasionally, add more stock or water if it reduces too much.
- When the stew is almost done, peel the eggs.
- Traditionally the eggs are scored with an large X on one end without cutting the egg all the way through.
- I prefer to just quarter the eggs.
- It's easier and I like the egg yolk mixed into the stew sauce.
- Add the eggs to the stew and let it simmer together about 15 more minutes.
- Serve Immediately.
- FOR CARAMEL SAUCE:.
- In a saucepan, combine the sugar with 1/4 cup of water; bring to a boil over high heat.
- Do not stir!
- Swirl the pan gentle to dissolve the sugar.
- Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
- When the syrup turns deep brown and the bubbles slow down, remove from the heat and add another 1/4 c of hot water.
- Return to medium high heat and sit continuously.
- The caramel dissolves and becomes thick and syrupy about 3-5 minutes later.
- Stir in 1 tsp lemon juice.
- Let cool and store covered in a cool dark place.
- Makes about 3/4 cups.
coconut juice, oil, garlic, shallots, stalks lemongrass, pork loin, caramel sauce, fish sauce, sugar, fivespice powder, black pepper, white pepper, chicken, eggs, sugar, water, water, lemon juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/thit-heo-kho-nuoc-dua-vietnamese-stewed-pork-w-coconut-juice-284257 (may not work)