If you are looking for a delicious pork recipe which tastes sweet and hot, Brasied Pork with Chili (Heo Kho Ớt) might just be what you are looking for. Using chili and bell pepper for a fiery taste and dark soya sauce, this dish is guaranteed to whet your appetite and make you ask for second helpings of rice. Best of all, this Best Vietnamese Food is a simple dish to cook and can be attempted by a beginner.
To make this Best Vietnamese Food, you should use pork belly due to the texture of this part of the meat. Containing layers of fat and meat, each bite will give you a nice blend of slightly chewy meat in contrast with the smooth fat.
No, it is not that healthy to be consuming this Best Vietnamese Food but once a fortnight or month should be fine. Again, just like the other recipes on this site, you do not have to follow all the measurements of ingredients to the dot. If you like it spicier, add more chili powder or vice versa. Most of all cook this and is blown away by its tastiness! Highly recommended! Enjoy with boiled rice always is the best choice in cold days.
Heat oil in wok and add sauté, chili, bell pepper, chili powder with minced garlic till aromatic. Before garlic turns brown, add sliced pork and stir well. Add sugar and dark soya sauce. Once pork is cooked on outer side, add water gradually (ensure that water continues to boil) followed by salt, pepper and Chinese cooking wine.Cook till gravy reduced before dishing up.
This Best Vietnamese Food is quite spicy, so be careful when enjoying it. I remembered that I drank three bottles of water at the first time when eating this dish. However, I still ate at the last piece of this dish. Come and try this dish once time when visiting Vietnam. Hope you have a happy trip and Good luck to you.
From EZ Vietnamese Cuisine Team.