Fish sauce marinated meat is a staple dish, a popular snack, and a refreshing addition to Tet feasts. In fact, there are numerous ways to prepare tasty and enticing fish sauce marinated meat such as pork marinated in fish sauce, beef shank marinated in fish sauce, pig ears marinated in fish sauce, and pork belly dipped in fish sauce. Today, the PasGo Team will share all 4 of these recipes. Check them out now!
1. Fish sauce marinated meat recipe 1: Pork belly marinated in fish sauce
Ingredients needed for pork marinated in fish sauce recipe
- Pork belly: 2kg (you can choose any other type as you like)
- Fish sauce: 1.5 liters (you can use the 35-degree protein type from Hung Thinh)
- Sugar: 1kg
Steps to make fish sauce marinated pork
Step 1: Add sugar to fish sauce and stir well until the sugar dissolves. You can add some water to reduce the saltiness if needed. Wash the pork thoroughly, blanch it with boiling water to remove all dirt.
Step 2: Pour the dissolved fish sauce and sugar mixture into a pot, place it on the stove and bring it to a boil. Then add the clean washed pork to boil gently. Skim off any foam while boiling. Boil for about 1 hour until the fish sauce and the pork become tender, then turn off the heat.
Step 3: Remove the pot from the heat and let it cool. Put the pork into a jar and pour the fish sauce over it, cover tightly and place in a cool, ventilated place (no need to refrigerate). Soak the pork for about 2-3 days before serving.

How to make fish sauce marinated pork
2. Recipe for fish sauce marinated meat 2: Marinated beef shank
Ingredients needed for fish sauce marinated meat from beef shank
- Meat and seasoning:
+ Beef shank: ½ kg
+ Salmon wing: 1 wing
+ Starfruit: 1 fruit
+ Crushed ginger
+ Cinnamon: 1 piece
+ Crushed garlic: 2 cloves
+ Vinegar or wine: 1.5 tablespoons
- Fish sauce part:
+ Sugar: 130g
+ Fish sauce: 150ml
+ Vinegar: 50ml
+ Filtered water: 100ml
+ Garlic: 4-5 cloves
+ Chili
+ Black pepper
Steps to make fish sauce marinated beef shank
Step 1: Prepare for the fish sauce mixture Clean the beef shank, trim off excess fat around the shank to make it neat. Peel and slice the garlic.
Step 2: Add beef shank, salmon wing, crushed ginger, starfruit, cinnamon, crushed garlic, 1.5 teaspoons of vinegar or wine into a pot, then add water to cover the meat. Cook until the meat is tender.
Step 3: Use a skewer to test if the beef shank is tender, then remove the beef shank and immerse it in a bowl of ice water to cool quickly. Once cooled, remove and drain.
Step 4: Prepare fish sauce mixture: Sugar, fish sauce, boiled water, vinegar, let it cool completely. Place the whole beef shank or halved lengthwise into a jar, pour the fish sauce mixture over the beef. Add sliced garlic and fresh chili peppers. Seal the jar tightly, soak for about 4-5 days before eating. When serving, slice the beef shank into thin slices and arrange on a plate. Roll the beef with fresh herbs, rice paper, vermicelli, and use the fish sauce marinade for dipping.

How to make fish sauce marinated beef shank from beef shank
3. Recipe for fish sauce marinated meat 3: Pork trotters marinated in fish sauce
Ingredients for making fish sauce marinated pork trotters
To make fish sauce marinated meat with pork trotters, we need the following ingredients:
- Pork trotters: 500 grams
- Filtered water: 100ml
- Sugar: 350g
- Fish sauce: 350ml
- Other spices: 2 cloves of garlic, 3-4 chili peppers, black peppercorns.
- Utensils: Glass jar

How to make fish sauce marinated meat from pork trotters
Detailed instructions for making fish sauce marinated pork trotters
Making fish sauce marinated pork trotters is quite simple, however, to achieve delicious and visually appealing results, you need to pay attention to a few things. All of these tips are detailed in the article below, please click and refer:
4. Recipe for fish sauce marinated meat 4: Pig ears marinated in fish sauce
Ingredients for making fish sauce marinated meat from pig ears
For making fish sauce marinated meat with pig ears, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- Pig ears: 500 grams (depending on the number of people in your family)
- Vinegar: 300ml
- Fish sauce: 300ml
- Sugar: 200 grams
- Other spices: 1-2 cloves of garlic, 3-5 chili peppers, several pieces of cinnamon, 1 piece of ginger, 2-3 lemongrass stalks, whole peppercorns, cloves.

How to make fish sauce marinated meat from pig ears
Detailed instructions for making fish sauce marinated pig ears
The dish of fish sauce marinated pig ears results in a crisp, white finish, with a sweet and sour flavor from the marinating fish sauce, and a delightful aroma from spices such as pepper, garlic, chili, cinnamon, etc. The detailed recipe and tips are compiled and shared by PasGo Team in the article below, please refer to:
So now you have in your hands 4 ways to make delicious fish sauce marinated meat. You can choose your favorite type of meat to make or choose to make all 4 dishes. We hope that after you finish making them, you will share your creations with other readers and PasGo Team in the comments section. Finally, we wish you success!
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