Rezept
Zubereitungszeit ca. 115 MinutenVorbereitung ca. 15 MinutenKochzeit ca. 100 Minuten
Zutaten:
- 100 g (1/2 cup) white sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 kg (
- 2lb) pork shoulder (chopped into 1-inch chunks)
- 480 ml (2 cups) water
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 medium onion (peeled and thinly sliced)
- 4 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
- 2 tsp lemongrass paste ((or two lemongrass stalks, outer leaves removed and centre stalk thinly sliced))
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 6 kaffir lime leaves (roughly torn)
Arbeitsschritte:
- Add the sugar and water to a large heavy-based pan and stir. Heat over a medium heat for 3-5 minutes, until bubbling and light-golden brown.
- Add in the pork chunks and stir. Cook for 5 minutes in the sugar mixture, stirring often.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, stir, bring to a simmer, then turn down the heat to low and let it simmer gently (no lid) for 1 hour 15 mins - to -1 hour 30 mins, stirring occasionally, until the pork is tender (it should break apart with a fork pressed against it).
- **The liquid will evaporate during this time and the pork will cook and caramelise in its own fat. You can add a little splash of water or oil if the liquid evaporates too fast - to stop it sticking or burning.
- **If you’d like a little bit of liquid to pour on your rice, add a couple of splashes of water to the pan right at the end of cooking the pork and stir it in, then serve.
- Serve the pork with rice and your favourite green vegetables. I serve mine with grilled spring onions (scallions).