Thit Kho Tau

Last Updated on December 22, 2024

Thit Kho Tau, or pork belly on caramel, is a traditional Vietnamese dinner. It is a simple recipe that even a beginner cook can handle. If you get a craving for something exotic, try this recipe, it will definitely surprise you and you will start cooking it regularly.

Ingredients:

800 g of pork flank and skin 4-5 pcs of lamb 3-4 pcs garlic cloves 2 pcs shallots 300 ml coconut water 3-4 tbsp semolina sugar 2 tbsp fish sauce ground black pepper oil

Procedure:

.Cut the pork belly into 3 x 3 x 1,5 cm thick slices with the skin, leave the skin on the meat, put it in a bowl, pour the fish sauce, season with pepper, sprinkle with chopped shallots, add the crushed garlic, mix everything in the bowl, try to make sure that the ingredients cover each piece of meat, leave in the fridge for 1 hour

Cook an egg, hard boiled, peel and halve when cold

In a saucepan in a little oil let the sugar caramelise, once brown, add the marinated meat, sauté, let it retract

At this stage put the eggs in the dish, cover everything with coconut water, set the water so that the meat is completely submerged, on a moderate heat source let it cook until tender under a lid

Soak the eggs in the water and let them cook until tender

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When the meat is soft, taste the sauce, if necessary season it with fish sauce and pepper, it can be served preferably with rice.

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Photo: Nadya Indruchova