Vietnam

Thit Kho, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Thit Kho
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: pork belly cut into 2.5 cm cubes, 450 g; peeled hard-boiled eggs, 4; coconut water, 350 ml; fish sauce, 60 ml; sugar, 2 tbsp; minced shallot, 1 tbsp; minced garlic, 1 tbsp

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

55 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Boil 450 g pork belly cut into 2.5 cm cubes for 3 minutes to clean, then drain.
2
Heat 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp water in a pot over medium heat until dark amber, then stir in 1 tbsp minced shallot and 1 tbsp minced garlic for 30 seconds.
3
Add the pork, 60 ml fish sauce, and 350 ml coconut water; simmer on low heat for 45 minutes, adding 4 peeled hard-boiled eggs in the last 10 minutes until tender.

How it's eaten in Vietnam

In Vietnam, it is eaten with steamed white rice and pickled mustard greens (dưa chua) or fresh cucumber slices to balance the richness.

Ingredients (serves 2)

pork belly cut into 2.5 cm cubes,450 g
peeled hard-boiled eggs,4
coconut water,350 ml
fish sauce,60 ml
sugar,2 tbsp
minced shallot,1 tbsp
Swap: minced yellow onion, 1 tbsp（Easier to find）
minced garlic,1 tbsp

Authentic ingredients in Vietnam

pork belly450 g
hard-boiled eggs4
fresh coconut water350 ml
Vietnamese fish sauce (nước mắm)60 ml
sugar2 tbsp
minced shallot1 tbsp
minced garlic1 tbsp

Optional authentic touch
Pre-marinating the pork with fish sauce, sugar, and aromatics for at least an hour before cooking deepens the savory caramel flavor throughout the meat.

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