Thit Kho (Caramelized Pork Belly)

Thit Kho (Caramelized Pork Belly)

Recipe by Pat from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 45 Mins.

Ingredients

6

6 servings

  • 2 pounds pork belly, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 5 shallots, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 13 fluid ounces coconut water
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled

Instructions

  • Slice pork belly into 1-inch pieces layered with skin, fat, and meat.
  • Heat sugar in a large wok or pot over medium heat until it melts and caramelizes into a light brown syrup, about 5 minutes. Add pork and increase the heat to high. Cook and stir to render some of the pork fat, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Stir shallots and garlic into the wok. Add fish sauce and black pepper; stir until pork is evenly coated. Pour in coconut water and bring to a boil. Add hard-boiled eggs and reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer, checking occasionally and adding a little water if the liquid evaporates too much, until pork is tender, about 1 hour.
  • Remove from the heat and let stand for about 10 minutes. Skim fat from the surface of the dish.

Nutritional Facts

Per 6 servings

  • Calories: 410
  • Carbohydrate: 16g
  • Fat: 26g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 27g
  • Sugar: 6g

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