Name: Caramel pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kilogram pork spare ribs; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 large brown onion, sliced; 1 tablespoon ketjap manis; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper; 200 gram packet dried rice noodles; 300 gram frozen vegetable mix, thawed

Caramel pork

This sweet, sticky pork is beautiful tossed with thin rice noodles and mixed vegetables and a flavoursome Asian dressing.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

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Ingredients

1 kilogram pork spare ribs

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 large brown onion, sliced

1 tablespoon ketjap manis

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

200 gram packet dried rice noodles

300 gram frozen vegetable mix, thawed

Method

1.Remove bones and rind from pork. Cut meat into 2-3cm pieces.

2.Place sugar and 1/4 cup water in a wok or large frying pan over low heat. Cook, stirring, 2-3 minutes, or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat. Boil gently 4-5 minutes, or until sauce has thickened slightly.

3.Add pork, onion, ketjap manis, fish sauce, pepper and 1 cup water to sauce. Bring to boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Uncover. Simmer, 15 minutes or until pork is glazed and sticky. Season with salt.

4.Meanwhile, place noodles in a large heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand 5 minutes or until softened. Drain.

5.Add noodles and vegetables to work. Stir-fry 2 minutes, or until hot. Spoon into shallow bowls. Serve at once.

Ketjap manis and palm sugar are in the Asian food aisle.
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