This Week's Meals, Thit Heo Tau (2/2)
I have a love hate relationship with this cookbook. It has some really good recipes, and some are just plain wierd. Others have ingredients I'm not going to find in this hemisphere.
But this meal came out pretty well, despite me not being able to find the ham needed for the recipe AND the ham I got being pre-sliced. I skipped most of the ham cooking instructions, since it was already cooked, but...
..it actually came out really well. The ham was sweet-and-salty, the sauce, though, oh that was so good despite having so few ingredients! It was really subtle, but also sweet-and-salty in a way that compliments the pork really well.
If I'd had rice, it would have been awesome, but I have to watch the carbs. If you end up having to buy pre-cooked ham, just skip the ham cooking instructions.
Title: Thit Heo Tau
Yield: 7 servings
Category: Entree
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Rating: 4/5 stars
Source: Asia: The Beautiful Cookbook
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Ingredients
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1 1/2 pounds ham
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup cold water
2 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
3/4 tsp white pepper
2 cups coconut milk
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Instructions
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1 - Pour boiling water over the pork skin, then pat dry.
2 - Place skin side down in a saucepan and enough cold water to cover.
3 - Bring to a boil, then reduce hear to medium low and simmer gently
for 45 minutes, turning several times.
4 - Discard the water, and set the meat aside, draining well.
5 - Cut into thick slices and then into strips 2 inches (5
centimeters) wide.
6 - Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
7 - Reduce the heat and simmer until the syrup is sticky.
8 - Pass the pork slices through the syrup to coat each piece then
return to the saucepan.
9 - Sprinkle with the fish sauce and pepper.
10 - pour the coconut link slowly down the side of the saucepan.
11 - Cover and bring almost to a boil, then simmer over medium heat
until the power is tender and the sauce is thick and creamy.
12 - Serve with white rice.
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Nutritional Information
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*Nutritional information reflects amount per serving.*
CALORIES 387
TOTAL FAT (g) 30
Saturated Fat (g) 19
CHOLESTEROL (mg) 71
SODIUM (mg) 552
TOTAL CARBOHYDRATE (g) 6
Dietary Fiber (g) 1
Sugars (g) 5
PROTEIN (g) 19
Makes 4-6 servings normally.
