Vietnamese Pork with Lemongrass & Chilli

Name: Vietnamese Pork with Lemongrass &amp; Chilli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 18 oz (500g) pork steaks (cut into bite size pieces); 2 tbsp peanut oil (or vegetable/canola etc.); 1 lemongrass stalk (pounded into a pulp); 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped); 2 Thai chillies (red or green - deseeded and sliced thinly); 3 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1/4 tsp white pepper

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 3

Cost: $9.17 /serving

Author : Lee

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Vietnamese Pork with Lemongrass & Chilli

Ingredients

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18 oz (500 grams) pork steaks (cut into bite size pieces)2 tbsp peanut oil (or vegetable/canola etc.)1 lemongrass stalk (pounded into a pulp)2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)2 Thai chillies (red or green - deseeded and sliced thinly)3 tbsp sugar1 tbsp fish sauce2 tbsp light soy sauce1/4 tsp white pepper

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Instructions

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Step 1

Mix together the sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce and pepper with 3/4 cup of just boiled water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved then set aside.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a wok until just hot. Drop in the garlic and stir briefly (20 seconds). Add the lemongrass and chilli and stir for 1-2 minutes.

Step 3

Add the pork and stir fry for 1-2 minutes then pour in the sugar/fish sauce/soy sauce liquid.

Step 4

Turn up the heat and simmer vigorously for 2-3 minutes until lightly caramalised. Remove from the heat and serve immediately.

Step 5

Serve alongside freshly boiled Jasmine Rice or Vietnamese Broken Rice (see pic).You can also serve a simple pickled salad of cucumber, scallions and tomato slices dressed with a combination of 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar & 2 tbsp rice vinegar.