🥢 Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Bowls (Quick and Easy)
Ready in just 20 minutes, these Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Bowls are sweet, savory, sticky, and loaded with flavor! Perfect for busy weeknights, meal preps, or when you’re craving something satisfying and quick.
🕒 Prep Time: 5 mins
🍳 Cook Time: 15 mins
🍽️ Total Time: 20 mins
👨👩👧👦 Servings: 4
🛒 Ingredients
- 500g ground pork (minced pork)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional for extra flavor)
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 red chili, finely chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup water
- Fresh cilantro, lime wedges, and cooked jasmine rice (for serving)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Cook the Pork
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground pork and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spatula (about 5–7 minutes).
2. Add Aromatics
Add the chopped onion, garlic, and chili. Sauté for another 2–3 minutes until fragrant.
3. Caramelize
Sprinkle the brown sugar over the pork. Stir and let it caramelize for 1–2 minutes until glossy.
4. Add Sauces
Pour in the fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and water. Stir to coat the pork and simmer for another 3–4 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
5. Serve
Spoon the caramelized pork over bowls of jasmine rice. Top with fresh cilantro, a squeeze of lime, and extra chili if desired.
📌 Tips & Variations
Add crunch: Top with crushed peanuts or crispy shallots.Ready in just 20 minutes, these Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Bowls are sweet, savory, sticky, and loaded with flavor! Perfect for busy weeknights, meal preps, or when you’re craving something satisfying and quick.
No ground pork? You can substitute with ground chicken or turkey.
Make it lighter: Serve with lettuce wraps or cauliflower rice.
🕒 Prep Time: 5 mins
🍳 Cook Time: 15 mins
🍽️ Total Time: 20 mins
👨👩👧👦 Servings: 4
🛒 Ingredients
- 500g ground pork (minced pork)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional for extra flavor)
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 red chili, finely chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup water
- Fresh cilantro, lime wedges, and cooked jasmine rice (for serving)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Cook the Pork
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground pork and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spatula (about 5–7 minutes).
2. Add Aromatics
Add the chopped onion, garlic, and chili. Sauté for another 2–3 minutes until fragrant.
3. Caramelize
Sprinkle the brown sugar over the pork. Stir and let it caramelize for 1–2 minutes until glossy.
4. Add Sauces
Pour in the fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and water. Stir to coat the pork and simmer for another 3–4 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
5. Serve
Spoon the caramelized pork over bowls of jasmine rice. Top with fresh cilantro, a squeeze of lime, and extra chili if desired.
📌 Tips & Variations
- No ground pork? You can substitute with ground chicken or turkey.
- Make it lighter: Serve with lettuce wraps or cauliflower rice.
- Add crunch: Top with crushed peanuts or crispy shallots.
