Name: Pork Belly Stir-Fried with Bamboo Shoots (Thịt Ba Rọi XàO Măng)
Yield: Serves 4-6 as part of a Shared Meal
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) dipping fish sauce; 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced on the diagonal; 300 g (10½ oz) cooked fresh or packaged bamboo shoots; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 spring onions (scallions), cut into 4 cm (½ inch) lengths; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons fish sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 200 g (7 oz) boneless pork belly, thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4-6
as part of a Shared Meal

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Songs of Sapa

By Luke Nguyen

Published 2009

About

IN THE MARKETS OF VIETNAM, BAMBOO SHOOTS ARE SOLD IN MORE THAN TEN DIFFERENT FORMS, SHAPES, CUTS AND SIZES. IF YOUR LOCAL ASIAN MARKET ONLY HAS THE PACKAGED OR TINNED VARIETY, MAKE SURE YOU BLANCH THEM IN BOILING WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE USE.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
200 g (

Method

Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add the oil and fry the garlic until lightly browned. Increase the heat, then add the pork belly and ½ teaspoon each of salt and freshly ground black pepper, and stir-fry for 3 minutes, or until the pork is brown. Add the bamboo shoots, spring onions, fish sauce an

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