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Discover the secret to making delicious Mắm Ruốc-infused pork stir-fry, a beloved and affordable dish enjoyed by many families every day. With this delightful recipe, you can stir-fry pork with pork belly or minced pork, both equally delicious. Join Team PasGo in the kitchen to cook up this flavorful pork dish.
1. How to Make Flavorful Mắm Ruốc-infused Pork Belly Stir-fry
Stir-fried pork with Mắm Ruốc and lemongrass is a signature dish loved by many households in Huế province.
How to Make Delicious Mắm Ruốc Stir-fried Pork Belly with Lemongrass and Chili
Ingredients for Mắm Ruốc Stir-fried Pork Belly
- Pork belly (or pork side): 300g
- Mắm Ruốc: 30g
- Lemongrass, garlic, chili
- Seasonings: Cooking oil, sugar, MSG
Tips for Choosing Quality Meat for Mắm Ruốc Stir-fried Pork
For a delicious and fragrant dish, opt for pork belly (also known as pork side) as it offers a perfect blend of tenderness, lean meat, and fat. Alternatively, you can use shoulder or loin if pork belly is unavailable!
Tips for selecting quality shrimp paste
When purchasing shrimp paste, go for the authentic packaged ones with recognizable brands and manufacturing details. Look for them in clean, well-maintained stores, ideally stored in cool conditions.
How to prepare delicious pork belly stir-fried with shrimp paste
Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients
- Wash the meat thoroughly with diluted salt water and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
- Clean and finely chop lemongrass, chili, and garlic.
- Add a tablespoon of warm water to the shrimp paste and mix well.
Step 2: Stir-fry the Pork Belly
Heat some cooking oil in a pan and sauté the garlic. Once the garlic turns golden and fragrant, add the lemongrass and chili and stir-fry evenly.
Heat about 2-3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot, sauté 2/3 of the chopped onions, garlic, chili, lemongrass, and ginger until fragrant.
Once the onions and garlic are aromatic, add the pork belly and stir-fry until the meat firms up.
Step 3: Flavor with Shrimp Paste
Once the meat firms up, pour in the shrimp paste and stir well. Adjust the heat to low and simmer until the meat is cooked through. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar and ½ teaspoon of MSG. If you prefer it sweeter, you can add more sugar to taste.
To enhance the sweetness of the dish, consider adding about 2 small spoons of filtered water. Stir well and simmer the mixture until it thickens and becomes smooth.
Finished product
Making stir-fried pork with shrimp paste is incredibly simple yet yields a highly enticing dish with a beautiful deep brown color. The rich taste of shrimp paste combined with fatty pork, along with the fragrant aroma of lemongrass and a hint of mild chili, all blend together to create an irresistible dish.
This is a delicious everyday dish, especially satisfying when eaten with a bowl of hot rice, particularly during the cold season. You'll find yourself wanting to finish one bowl of rice after another with this.
2. How to make delicious minced meat stir-fried with shrimp paste that kids love
Minced meat stir-fried with shrimp paste is often made for children. Essentially, the process of stir-frying minced meat with shrimp paste is similar to stir-frying with pork belly.
Ingredients for minced meat stir-fried with shrimp paste
- Minced shoulder pork or minced sirloin (pre-ground): 300g
- Shrimp paste: 30g
- Lemongrass, garlic, chili, ginger
- Spring onion
- Seasonings: Cooking oil, sugar
How to prepare minced meat stir-fried with shrimp paste
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
- Peel and finely chop the lemongrass. Peel and finely chop the garlic and ginger.
- Finely chop the chili. Trim the roots off the spring onions, wash them thoroughly, and chop them.
- Marinate the pre-ground meat with chili, lemongrass, shallots, dried garlic, then season with a little shrimp paste for quick absorption for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 2: Stir-fry the meat
Heat some cooking oil in a pan, then add minced garlic, ginger, lemongrass, and chopped chili, stir-frying evenly. After 5 minutes of frying, add the minced meat.
Step 3: Season with shrimp paste
Once the meat firms up, add 1 tablespoon of shrimp paste and adjust with 1 tablespoon of sugar. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the meat is cooked and turns into a beautiful brown color.
Finished product
With just a few simple steps, you've completed the minced meat stir-fried with shrimp paste dish. You'll immediately feel the rich, sweet, salty, and spicy flavors, which are very enticing.
The stir-fried pork with shrimp paste dish will be even more delicious when enjoyed with hot rice and pickled cucumbers, fresh herbs. Especially on cold rainy days during the winter season.
If cooking for kids who can't handle spicy food, mothers can omit the chili. This way, children will find it easier to eat while still enjoying the delicious taste of the dish.
3. Tips for making stir-fried pork with shrimp paste last longer
- To preserve stir-fried pork with shrimp paste for longer, you should add more fish sauce and soup powder to make the dish saltier.
- In addition to stir-frying, shrimp paste should be stored in a clean glass container, tightly covered, and placed in the refrigerator's cool compartment. When serving, take out an appropriate amount, reheat, and it's ready to eat. With this storage method, a jar of shrimp paste can remain fragrant and delicious for months.
- When picking up the meat, it's best to use a pair of chopsticks or a separate spoon instead of sharing with rice-eating chopsticks.
So, you've just completed the dish of stir-fried pork with shrimp paste with two extremely enticing secrets, haven't you? With the two ways of making stir-fried pork with shrimp paste that Team PasGo has shared, you'll be able to impress your whole family. Good luck to you!
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