Caramelized Pork Bowl
Savory ground pork with fluffy rice topped with cucumbers, tomatoes, Thai basil, and lime. A delicious dinner in 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 ½ lb ground pork
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
To Serve:
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- ½ cup cucumber chopped
- 1 cup tomato chopped
- ¼ cup Thai basil chopped
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet on medium high heat, add sugar and water. Mix until dissolved and cook until the sugar caramelizes and turns into a golden brown color.
- Add ground pork and sauté for 5 minutes. Add in garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce, and oyster sauce and sauté for another 5 minutes or until the pork crisps up and the fat is rendered out. Drain excess fat.
- Prepare a bowl with steamed rice and pork. Top with cucumber and tomato tossed in salt and pepper, Thai basil, and a squeeze of lime. Happy nomming!
Notes
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Instead of pork, make this with ground beef or turkey. Make sure there is a little bit of fat so the meat can crisp up.
- Substitute Thai basil with sweet basil, cilantro, or scallions.
- Substitute white rice with brown rice or your favorite rice alternative.
Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 696kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 35gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 122mgSodium: 1556mgPotassium: 738mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 423IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 2mg
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