Vietnam - Thit Kho Tau

Name: Vietnam - Thit Kho Tau
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 3lb cubed pork belly; 2 dozen hard boiled quail eggs; 1/2 c fish sauce; 1/2 c soy sauce; 2 minced shallots; 10 minced garlic cloves; pepper to taste; 4 tbsp white sugar; 2 cans coconut soda; neutral oil; chopped green onions; Steamed White Rice

7 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h 30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:34:32 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories849.2 kcal (42%)

Total Fat76.3 g (109%)

Carbs19.5 g (7%)

Sugars15.3 g (17%)

Protein18.5 g (37%)

Sodium1936.6 mg (97%)

Fiber0.4 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

3 lbpork belly

cubed

2 dozenquail eggs

hard boiled

½ cfish sauce

½ csoy sauce

4 Tbspwhite sugar

2 canscoconut soda

neutral oil

Garnish

green onions

chopped

Serve With

white rice

steamed

Instructions

Method

Step 1

In deep pot, add pork belly and cold water till submerged. Bring water to a boil and skim off foam of impurities from top of water until clean. Strain pork belly from liquid and wash in water.

Step 2

In separate bowl combine washed pork belly, fish sauce, soy sauce, and black pepper. Let marinate for 30 minutes

Step 3

In large pan, add tablespoon of oil on medium heat. Add sugar and let sugar brown until it is caramel in color

Step 4

Add pork to the caramel, along with shallots and garlic. Sauté for 10-15 minutes.

Step 5

Add remaining fish sauce/soy sauce liquid from marinade and cans of coconut soda. Bring mixture to a boil.

Step 6

Add hard boiled quail eggs and braise for 45 minutes and/or till pork belly is tender

Step 7

Serve with white rice and garnish with green onions