Vietnamese Pork and Eggs ("tit Ko")

Per serving

383.1kcal
46.7гProteins
18.4гFats
4.5гCarbs

It's a really good recipe to eat with some Jasmine rice. It's a really simple Vietnamese dish. The pork comes out real tender and tasty. The key ingredient which may sound nasty is the fish sauce. I promise that you won't taste "fish." It just gives it flavor.

Ingredients

5 serv.
  • Colored Sauce(This will give the pork a nice dark color instead of looking gray)
  • water1 cup
  • sugar1 tablespoon
  • Pork
  • pork (chopped into 1 inch rectangles)1 1⁄2 - 2 lbs
  • salt1 teaspoon
  • sugar1 teaspoon
  • fish sauce3 tablespoons
  • pepper (change accordingly to your preference)1⁄2 teaspoon
  • hard-boiled eggs5 -6

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    For the colored sauce, boil 3 tablespoon of water and the sugar. Set aside remaining water.

  2. 2

    Wait until the mixture boils until there is almost no liquid left and the mixture turns a dark almost black liquid.

  3. 3

    Remove from fire immediately and add a little of the water that was set aside.

  4. 4

    After the bubbles settle down, add the rest of the water.

  5. 5

    Mix salt, sugar, fish sauce and pepper with pork and place in a medium saucepan.

  6. 6

    Add boiled eggs.

  7. 7

    Add colored water.

  8. 8

    Add water until it covers the pork and eggs completely.

  9. 9

    Cook on medium or medium high for about 45 minutes or until there is only about 1 inch of water left.

Source: food.com
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