Caramelised Pork with Sweet Pineapple

Name: Caramelised Pork with Sweet Pineapple (Thịt Kho Khóm)
Yield: Serves 4-6 as part of a Shared Meal
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic; ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce; 1 teaspoon oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 2 bird’s eye chillies, sliced; ½ sweet pineapple, peeled, trimmed and cored, cut into 3 cm (¼ inch) pieces; 5 spring onions (scallions), white part only, trimmed and halved crossways; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) boneless pork leg, skin on, cut into 3 × 5 cm (1¼ × 2 inch) pieces

Thịt Kho Khóm

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

I REALLY ENJOY EATING ANYTHING CARAMELISED IN VIETNAMESE CUISINE – THE SALTY BALANCED WITH THE SWEET. BE SURE TO DRIZZLE ALL THE DELICIOUS SAUCE OVER YOUR RICE AND USE ONLY FRESH PINEAPPLE.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
½ teaspoon<

Asia
Vietnam
Mekong
Dinner
Main course
Spicy
Southeast Asia

Method

In a bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of the fish sauce, the oyster sauce, soy sauce, half the garlic, the sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1