Garlic-Chile Ground Pork

Name: Garlic-Chile Ground Pork
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 1 shallot, chopped; 1 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 1 dried chile (such as chile de árbol); 1 1 pound ground pork; 1 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 Pinch of sugar; 1 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 1 2 teaspoons unseasoned rice vinegar; 1 Kosher salt

From the kitchen of Carly

Ground pork gets the Southeast Asian treatment here, simmered with garlic, dried chile, and fish sauce until the broth reduces to a savory glaze. A splash of rice vinegar at the end brightens everything. Serve it over rice to catch every drop.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11 tablespoon vegetable oil
11 shallot, chopped
14 garlic cloves, finely chopped
11 dried chile (such as chile de árbol)
11 pound ground pork
11 tablespoon fish sauce
11 tablespoon soy sauce
1Pinch of sugar
11 cup low-sodium chicken broth
12 teaspoons unseasoned rice vinegar
1Kosher salt

Instructions

Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Cook shallot, garlic, and chile, stirring often, until shallot is softened and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add pork and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar and cook, stirring occasionally, until moisture in skillet is evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add broth, reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until liquid is evaporated, 12, 18 minutes.
Remove skillet from heat and mix vinegar into pork mixture; taste and season with salt if needed.