Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls

Name: Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil ((I use peanut oil)); 1/2 onion (, finely diced (brown, white or yellow) (~1/2 cup)); 2 tsp ginger (, grated or minced); 2 garlic cloves (, minced (2 tsp paste)); 1 birds eye or Thai chili (, deseeded and finely chopped (can omit, Note 1)); 500g / 1 lb pork mince ((ground pork) (Note 2)); 5 tbsp (tightly packed brown sugar ((don't skimp, else won't caramelise)); 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 green onion stem (, finely sliced); Jasmine rice (or other rice for serving); Sliced red chilli, tomato, cucumber ((optional))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Recipe video above. An exciting way to use ground meat (mince) to make a quick stir fry that taste unbelievable! This is great made with chicken, turkey or pork. It also works with beef though it is better made with "white meats". Serve it over rice or vermicelli noodles to make rice bowls with shredded lettuce, carrots and cucumbers on the side (very classic Vietnamese meal!).**NOTE: If you reduce sugar then the pork will not caramelise as well and it will take longer to get colour on it!**

Updated at: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:42:37 GMT