Umami Crispy Pork Pho
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • ½ onion, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
  • 1 Tbs hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tbs chili paste OR sambal olek hot sauce
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 8 C chicken stock
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1 Tbs coconut sugar or honey (optional)
  • handful fresh sprouts
  • handful cilantro, chopped
  • ½ packed of small rice vermicelli
Instructions
  1. Heat a large skillet or frying pan, melt coconut oil and add onion, garlic and jalapeño, when they're slightly browned add the ground pork.
  2. Keep the heat high and cover the pork, when it starts to release some fat uncover and add hoisin, chili paste and fish sauce. Stirring, keep the heat high, add the sugar or honey and allow the pork to slightly caramelize.
  3. In a large pot, add chicken stock, kaffir lime and sea salt. Bring to a simmer. Add vermicelli and cook for about 3 minutes
  4. When the pork is fully cooked, add half a cup of broth to deglaze the pan and get all the brown bits where all the flavour is.
  5. Scrape the pork mixture into the broth,mix and serve with fresh sprouts and cilantro
Recipe by Naked Cuisine at https://www.nakedcuisine.com/umami-crispy-pork-pho/