Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowl

It’s sweet, it’s salty, it’s beautifully caramelised and absolutely irresistible. Caramelised pork is served with mint, fresh tomato and charred pineapple rings.

Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowl

with jasmine rice, lemongrass & pineapple

Hands on Time: 20 - 35 minutes

Overall Time: 30 - 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Baby Tomatoes
  • Fish
  • Fish Sauce
  • Fresh Chilli
  • Fresh Chillies
  • Fresh Ginger
  • Fresh Mint
  • Garlic Clove
  • Garlic Cloves
  • Jasmine Rice
  • Lemongrass
  • Pork Mince
  • Red Onion
  • Red Onions
  • Rice Wine Vinegar
  • Spring Onion
  • Spring Onions
  • Tinned Pineapple Rings

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
Photo of Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowl
  1. FLUFFY JASMINE

    Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 225ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. IN A PICKLE

    Place the halved tomatoes and the rice wine vinegar in a bowl. Toss until fully combined and set to pickle until serving.

  3. GLORIOUS GOLDEN MINCE

    Place a pan over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion for 3-4 minutes until soft and translucent, shifting occasionally. Add in the grated ginger, the grated garlic, the grated lemongrass and the sliced chillies (to taste). Fry for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly, until fragrant. Add the pork mince and cook for 2-4 minutes or until white all over, breaking it up as it cooks. Add a sweetener of choice and the fish sauce. Stir to combine, then leave until the juices evaporate and the pork starts to caramelise. Then stir it and leave it again for about 30 seconds to caramelise it further. Repeat twice more or until caramelised to your preference.

  4. CHARRED GOODNESS

    Place a pan on a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Once hot, char the pineapple rings for 2-3 minutes per side. Drain the vinegar from the tomatoes.

  5. FINISHING TOUCH!

    Serve the caramelised pork over the fluffy jasmine rice. Serve the pickled tomato and charred pineapple on the side. Garnish with the sliced spring onions, any remaining chilli and sprinkle over the chopped mint!

  • Jasmine Rice - 75ml

  • Baby Tomatoes - 100g

  • Rice Wine Vinegar - 35ml

  • Red Onion - 1

  • Fresh Ginger - 10g

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Lemongrass - 1 stick

  • Fresh Chilli - 1

  • Pork Mince - 150g

  • Fish Sauce - 15ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 2

  • Fresh Mint - 5g

  • Spring Onion - 1

  1. FLUFFY JASMINE

    Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 450ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. IN A PICKLE

    Place the halved tomatoes and the rice wine vinegar in a bowl. Toss until fully combined and set to pickle until serving.

  3. GLORIOUS GOLDEN MINCE

    Place a pan over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion for 4-6 minutes until soft and translucent, shifting occasionally. Add in the grated ginger, the grated garlic, the grated lemongrass and the sliced chillies (to taste). Fry for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly, until fragrant. Add the pork mince and cook for 2-4 minutes or until white all over, breaking it up as it cooks. Add a sweetener of choice and the fish sauce. Stir to combine, then leave until the juices evaporate and the pork starts to caramelise. Then stir it and leave it again for about 30 seconds to caramelise it further. Repeat twice more or until caramelised to your preference.

  4. CHARRED GOODNESS

    Place a pan on a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Once hot, char the pineapple rings for 2-3 minutes per side. Drain the vinegar from the tomatoes.

  5. FINISHING TOUCH!

    Serve the caramelised pork over the fluffy jasmine rice. Serve the pickled tomato and charred pineapple on the side. Garnish with the sliced spring onions, any remaining chilli and sprinkle over the chopped mint!

  • Jasmine Rice - 150ml

  • Baby Tomatoes - 200g

  • Rice Wine Vinegar - 65ml

  • Red Onion - 1

  • Fresh Ginger - 20g

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Lemongrass - 1 stick

  • Fresh Chilli - 1

  • Pork Mince - 300g

  • Fish Sauce - 30ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 3

  • Fresh Mint - 8g

  • Spring Onions - 2

  1. FLUFFY JASMINE

    Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 600ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. IN A PICKLE

    Place the halved tomatoes and the rice wine vinegar in a bowl. Toss until fully combined and set to pickle until serving.

  3. GLORIOUS GOLDEN MINCE

    Place a pan over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion for 6-7 minutes until soft and translucent, shifting occasionally. Add in the grated ginger, the grated garlic, the grated lemongrass and the sliced chillies (to taste). Fry for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly, until fragrant. Add the pork mince and cook for 2-4 minutes or until white all over, breaking it up as it cooks. Add a sweetener of choice and the fish sauce. Stir to combine, then leave until the juices evaporate and the pork starts to caramelise. Then stir it and leave it again for about 30 seconds to caramelise it further. Repeat twice more or until caramelised to your preference.

  4. CHARRED GOODNESS

    Place a pan on a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Once hot, char the pineapple rings for 2-3 minutes per side. Drain the vinegar from the tomatoes.

  5. FINISHING TOUCH!

    Serve the caramelised pork over the fluffy jasmine rice. Serve the pickled tomato and charred pineapple on the side. Garnish with the sliced spring onions, any remaining chilli and sprinkle over the chopped mint!

  • Jasmine Rice - 225ml

  • Baby Tomatoes - 300g

  • Rice Wine Vinegar - 100ml

  • Red Onions - 2

  • Fresh Ginger - 30g

  • Garlic Cloves - 3

  • Lemongrass - 2 sticks

  • Fresh Chillies - 2

  • Pork Mince - 450g

  • Fish Sauce - 45ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 5

  • Fresh Mint - 12g

  • Spring Onions - 3

  1. FLUFFY JASMINE

    Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 900ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. IN A PICKLE

    Place the halved tomatoes and the rice wine vinegar in a bowl. Toss until fully combined and set to pickle until serving.

  3. GLORIOUS GOLDEN MINCE

    Place a pan over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion for 7-8 minutes until soft and translucent, shifting occasionally. Add in the grated ginger, the grated garlic, the grated lemongrass and the sliced chillies (to taste). Fry for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly, until fragrant. Add the pork mince and cook for 2-4 minutes or until white all over, breaking it up as it cooks. Add a sweetener of choice and the fish sauce. Stir to combine, then leave until the juices evaporate and the pork starts to caramelise. Then stir it and leave it again for about 30 seconds to caramelise it further. Repeat twice more or until caramelised to your preference.

  4. CHARRED GOODNESS

    Place a pan on a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Once hot, char the pineapple rings for 2-3 minutes per side. Drain the vinegar from the tomatoes.

  5. FINISHING TOUCH!

    Serve the caramelised pork over the fluffy jasmine rice. Serve the pickled tomato and charred pineapple on the side. Garnish with the sliced spring onions, any remaining chilli and sprinkle over the chopped mint!

  • Jasmine Rice - 300ml

  • Baby Tomatoes - 400g

  • Rice Wine Vinegar - 125ml

  • Red Onions - 2

  • Fresh Ginger - 40g

  • Garlic Cloves - 4

  • Lemongrass - 2 sticks

  • Fresh Chillies - 2

  • Pork Mince - 600g

  • Fish Sauce - 60ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 6

  • Fresh Mint - 15g

  • Spring Onions - 4

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