Caramel Pork in Claypot

Pork

Caramel Pork in Claypot
Ingredients:
1/4 pound pork leg meat, cut into one-inch chunks
2 Tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil, separated
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
2 large shallots, peeled and chopped
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 scallion, minced, green and white parts separated
1 teaspoon seeded and chopped chili pepper
1 Tablespoon sugar or a piece of solid caramelized
Preparation:
1. Heat half the vegetable oil and half the sugar in a dry fry pan stirring until brown. Then remove from the heat and set aside to mix into ingredients in step 2.
2. Marinate the pork with the fish sauce and the rest of the sugar, the chicken bouillon, pepper, white part of the scallion, the shallots, and the chilies.
3. Bring the pork mixture and half cup of cold water to the boil, quickly reduce the heat and simmer for half an hour.
4. Garnish with the green scallion pieces, and serve over rice.

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