Vietnamese Pork and Beef Recipes - Pork with Coconut Milk Recipe

 
 

Pork And Beef Recipes - Pork with Coconut Milk

Ingredients

  • 500g (1 lb) piece boneless pork, leg or shoulder

  • 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar

  • 1/3 cup water

  • 2 tbsp fish sauce

  • 1/2 tsp white pepper

  • 1 1/2 cups thin coconut milk


Method:

  1. Trim excess fat from pork and place whole pieces in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to the boil and cook for 45 minutes. Lift out and drain well. Cool, then slice thinly.

  2. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. When sticky put in slices of pork and coat each with the syrup. Splash on fish sauté and season with white pepper.

  3. Pour in coconut milk, cover and simmer on moderate heat until pork is tender and sauce thick and creamy.