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Fried meat, Northern style, is one of the most beloved traditional dishes among Vietnamese families. However, not everyone knows the secret to making perfectly crispy and juicy fried meat without it being burnt or tough. That's why this article is here to share with you the authentic recipe for cooking crispy fried meat, true to Northern Vietnamese style!
Here, the PasGo Team will introduce you to the recipe for making tender, crispy, and rich fried meat. Let's dive in and treat the whole family!
Total preparation time: Approximately 30 - 40 minutes
- Preparation and Ingredient Prep Time: Approximately 20 - 25 minutes
- Cooking Time: Approximately 15 - 20 minutes
There are many ways to make crispy fried meat, but how do you ensure the pork belly slices are tender with a rich layer of fat, accompanied by a savory-sweet sauce that's sticky and delicious? Serving crispy fried meat with pickled vegetables or kimchi is a perfect pairing!
Crispy fried meat, a simple yet incredibly satisfying dish
1. Ingredients for making Northern-style crispy fried pork belly slices
Prepare the ingredients for crispy fried pork belly for 2 servings, including:
- Pork belly: 300g
- Shallots: 1 bulb
- Garlic: 1 bulb
- Seasonings: Seasoning powder, fish sauce, black pepper, etc.
- Utensils: Deep frying pan.
Preparing crispy fried pork belly slices
2. Preparing ingredients for crispy fried pork belly slices
- Rinse the pork belly thoroughly with diluted saltwater, then slice thinly and marinate with a bit of seasoning, fish sauce, and broth cube.
- Finely chop the dried shallots and garlic.
- Mix together a blend of: 3 tablespoons of fish sauce; ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper.
Preparing ingredients for crispy fried pork belly slices
Some notes on preparing crispy fried pork belly slices
- When making crispy fried pork belly, it's best to slice the meat thinly. Slicing it too thick will make it difficult for the seasoning to penetrate, resulting in a tough and less flavorful dish. Thinly sliced meat will render out excess fat when cooked, making it more enjoyable to eat.
- Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces and blanch them in boiling water for about 30 seconds. This helps to tighten the surface of the meat, resulting in a more fragrant and less flaky texture when fried.
- When marinating the meat, use a moderate amount of fish sauce, seasoning, and broth cube. You can adjust the seasoning during cooking if needed.
3. How to fry delicious crispy pork belly slices
Step 1: Fry the meat until the fat is rendered.
Place the meat in the pan and cook over medium heat.
As it fries, the meat will release its own fat, so there's no need to add cooking oil or fat at the beginning. Just toss the meat evenly to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
Frying until the meat releases fat
Step 2. Sautee the finely chopped shallots and garlic along with the meat.
Once the meat turns golden brown on both sides, it will release a lot of fat. Use a spoon to scoop out some of this fat, leaving just a little to prevent the meat from drying out. Then add the chopped shallots and garlic to sauté along with the meat.
Note: Since the meat was marinated with fish sauce initially, it already has a savory flavor. Taste and adjust for saltiness, then add a bit of sugar and stir until it thickens before turning off the heat.
Step 3. Completion and Enjoyment.
Transfer the meat to a plate, sprinkle with some pepper, and serve with hot rice.
4. Finished Product Requirements
- The fried meat should have a crispy brown color, which looks very appealing.
- The meat is dry, with a firm and resilient texture. When eaten, it's chewy and sweet, infused with rich flavors. Enjoying a piece of meat with a few bites of pickled vegetables, adding a spoonful of rice, and the spicy kick of black pepper, along with the aromatic scent of the meat, is incredibly stimulating.
5. Some Notes When Making Crispy Fried Meat
- You can add some additional ingredients to crispy fried meat to suit the characteristics of each region.
For example: Adding some spring onions, lemongrass, or shrimp paste, but the cooking method remains largely the same.
- To make delicious crispy fried meat, it's best to use pork belly. Pork belly is the belly part of the pig, named 'ba chỉ' or 'ba rọi' because it consists of layers of meat and fat stacked on top of each other.
- When buying pork belly, choose fresh meat, preferably freshly slaughtered. Fresh pork has a bright red or dark red color, it's dry to the touch, resilient when pressed, and the meat fibers are uniform.
- Choose thin skin, white fat, lots of meat, with a balanced fat-to-lean ratio (20-30% fat) for a delicious and not overly greasy taste. If you buy pork belly with too much fat, it will be greasy, and if it has too much lean meat, it won't taste good because the meat will become dry and tough when fried.
Isn't it both easy and delicious to make crispy fried meat? Have you encountered any difficulties when making this dish? If so, please comment below this post, and I'll help you out.
Although crispy fried meat is a simple and common dish, it's beloved among Vietnamese families. Whether it's cold or hot outside, a plate of delicious and savory crispy fried meat will make everyone devour their rice without even realizing it.
A plate of sweet and savory pork belly meat that pleases the whole family
In addition to the crispy fried pork belly dish that PasGo Team has guided above, there are also other delicious dishes made from pork belly, such as: Pork belly braised in shrimp paste, braised pork belly,... all of which are incredibly satisfying. Remember to save these recipes for later!
And remember, on PasGo Blog/ Delicious Dishes – Recipes, there are over 10,000 delicious recipes of all kinds, where you can unleash your cooking skills and rest assured that what you cook will be delicious. Because all the recipes here are guided according to standard and meticulous formulas!
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