Vietnamese Garlic and Ginger Infused Pork Belly with Fish Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of pork belly
• 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 hot pepper, optional
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons of ginger, minced
• 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1/4 cup of fish sauce
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced

Instructions

1. 1

   Boil a pot of water and boil pork...: Boil a pot of water and boil pork until it is about 50% done. This will allow the pork to remain juicy during the remaining cooking phase.

2. 2

   Take the pork out of the pot of...: Take the pork out of the pot of water, and pat the pork dry with a paper towel. Drying the pork will ensure that the pork will get crispy!

3. 3

   Cover the pork with flour. Next, take a...: Cover the pork with flour. Next, take a powl and put the 3 tablespoons of flour in it. Allow the pork to be covered with the flour completely.

4. 4

   Heat a pan at medium high heat. Add...: Heat a pan at medium high heat. Add the 2 tablespoons of cooking oil (I normally use vegetable oil). Add in the garlic and ginger and smell the delicious aroma! Next, add it the sliced hot pepper (leave out to remove the heat)

5. 5

   Once the garlic and ginger start browning on...: Once the garlic and ginger start browning on the dges, meld in the sugar and salt. Turn down to low to medium heat.

6. 6

   Next, add in the pork belly and cooking...: Next, add in the pork belly and cooking for about 20 minutes. Keep turning until the pork is fully cooked.

7. 7

   Prepare the sauce: Mix all of the ingredients...: Prepare the sauce: Mix all of the ingredients for the sauce well: fish sauce, sugar, and garlic.

8. 8

   Serve the pork belly with the sauce on...: Serve the pork belly with the sauce on the side for dipping along with jasmine rice.