Sunday, March 20, 2022

Thit Heo Xao Mang


(all liquid ingredients, plus SUGAR, are EQUAL parts)

3 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp Vietnamese Caramel Sauce

3 tbsp fish sauce

3 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp Oyster sauce

Garlic

Olive and Sesame oils

4 lbs pork riblets "baby bones"

1) Heat pot of water to boil.

2) Parboil pork riblets by adding them into boiling water for 5 minutes to clear off impurities.

3) Remove pork from booking water and rinse with cold water, removing as many impurities as possible. Set aside.

4) In a hot, deep, sauté pan or pot, add 2 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of sesame oil. Add garlic. Sauté for 1-2 minutes. 

5) Add all pork to pan.

6) Add caramel sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar. Toss pork so that all the ingredients mix well.

7) Cover and cook on medium high, stirring every few minutes, for about 20 minutes. The liquid will reduce and thicken after about 20 minutes.

8) Lower the heat to lowest setting, and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the bottom of the pan does not burn.

9) Serve over cooked white rice.