Tôm Rim Thịt (Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp and Pork)
Tôm Rim Thịt is an epic Caramelized Shrimp and Pork dish for rice. It comes in a sticky savory-sweet caramel and a little goes a long way!
- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 250 g / 0.55 lb shrimp ((a.k.a. school prawns))
- 1 kg / 2.2 lb pork belly ((cut into 2cm/0.8" chunks))
- 3 cloves garlic ((finely chopped))
- 2 tsp salt ((or to taste))
- 3 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- 2 tbsp fish sauce ((or to taste))
- 3 tsp nước màu (Vietnamese caramel) ((or substitute it with dark soy sauce))
- 1/4 US cup water
- 2 tbsp oil
Instructions
- 1
Heat up a pot on high heat and pour in the oil. When hot, add the garlic in to fry for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
- 2
Pour the shrimp in to cook for 3 minutes or until orange all over, then transfer into a bowl for later.
- 3
Add the pork belly in along with the fish sauce, salt, nước màu (or dark soy sauce), sugar and chicken bouillon powder. Stir until well combined and cook for 5 minutes on high heat.
- 4
Add the cooked shrimp back in and stir well, then pour in the water to simmer on low-medium heat for 30 minutes or until the liquid has reduced to a thick sauce.Note: Families usually eat this side dish on the saltier side with less sauce.
- 5
Enjoy as is over hot rice!