Vietnamese dinner

Thit Kho (Vietnamese Caramel Pork & Eggs)

Name: Thit Kho (Vietnamese Caramel Pork & Eggs)
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 400 g Pork shoulder or belly, cubed; 2 tbsp Sugar; 3 tbsp Fish sauce; 2 whole Shallots, sliced; 3 whole Garlic cloves, minced; 300 ml Coconut water; 2 whole Eggs, hard-boiled and peeled; 140 g Jasmine rice; 100 g Pickled vegetables or cucumber

Melt-in-the-mouth pork and eggs braised in a glossy caramel and coconut water sauce. Sweet, salty and deeply comforting.

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Thit Kho (Vietnamese Caramel Pork & Eggs), prepared with Pork shoulder or belly, cubed, Sugar, Fish sauce

60 min · Leisurely
Confident
Mild spice
Serves 2
Hob

Gluten freeDairy freeHigh proteinHigh proteinHotComfort foodOne potMeal prep

Contains: Fish, Eggs. Always check ingredient labels.

Why you'll love it

Ready in about 60 minutes
Comfort food
One pot
Meal prep

Fits your table

Eating solo

Halve the quantities or keep a portion for tomorrow's lunch.

For two

Written for 2 — just right for two.

With kids

Mild enough for most kids.

Swaps

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Ingredients

2 servings

Pork shoulder or belly, cubed400 g
Sugar2 tbsp
Fish sauce3 tbsp
Shallots, sliced2 whole
Garlic cloves, minced3 whole
Coconut water300 ml
Eggs, hard-boiled and peeled2 whole
Jasmine rice140 g
Pickled vegetables or cucumber100 g

Steps

Storage & leftovers

Keep leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheat until piping hot.

Nutrition

This dinner leans high protein. We don't publish calorie numbers until they're calculated from real data.

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