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rice vinegar sugar kosher salt julienne-cut carrot red onion pork shoulder fish sauce canola oil cucumber fresh cilantro hot cooked brown rice Asian chili-garlic
Viewed: 54 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, divided
- 4 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1 cup julienne-cut carrot
- 1 cup vertically sliced red onion
- 1 pound trimmed boneless pork shoulder, cut into very thin slices
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce, divided
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 English cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 3 cups hot cooked brown rice
- Asian chili-garlic sauce (optional)
Method
- Combine 3/4 cup water, 3/4 cup rice vinegar, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Add carrot and onion; cook 30 seconds. Remove from heat, and let stand 25 minutes. Drain.
- Place pork in a medium bowl. Add 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 teaspoons sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; massage into pork. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add half of pork; cook 3 minutes or until lightly charred, stirring once. Remove from pan; repeat with remaining pork.
- Combine 1/4 cup water, remaining 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, remaining 2 teaspoons sugar, and remaining 1 tablespoon fish sauce in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Arrange cucumber slices, pork, pickled onion and carrot, jalapeno, and cilantro on a platter. Drizzle evenly with dressing. Serve with cooked brown rice and chili-garlic sauce, if desired.
