Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Bowls

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tbsp peanut oil
• 1/2 red onion , finely diced
• 2 tsp ginger , grated
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 jalapeño, deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 lb ground pork
• 5 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce

For serving:

• 2 green onions, sliced
• 8 oz cooked vermicelli noodles
• cucumber slices
• Carrot ribbons
• Cilantro leaves

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat.

2. Add the onion, ginger, garlic and chili and cook for 2 minutes.

3. Add the pork and cook for 2 minutes or so until white all over, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.

4. Add the sugar and fish sauce. Stir, then leave it to cook without touching until all the juices cook out and the pork starts caramelised – about 2 minutes. Then stir it and leave it again, without stirring, for around 30 seconds to get more caramelisation. Repeat twice more until caramelised to your taste.

5. Serve over vermicelli noodles, garnished with sliced green onion, cucumber, carrot, and cilantro.