Vietnamese Ground Pork in Tomato Sauce (Thịt Băm Sốt Cà Chua)
Vietnamese Ground Pork in Tomato Sauce (Thịt Băm Sốt Cà Chua) is a versatile weeknight dish. You can sub your favorite proteins and eat the hearty sauce over a variety of things: rice, salad or noodles.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 lb ground pork ((you can sub any other ground meat, crumbled tofu or a plant based substitute))
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tablespoon shallot, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion diced ((about 1/2 cup))
- 1 large tomato diced ((about 2 cups))
- 1/2 tsp chile flakes ((optional))
- 1 tbsp tomato paste ((optional))
- 1/4 cup water, vegetable or chicken stock ((optional))
- 3 stalks scallion, finely chopped
Instructions
- 1
Season the ground pork with salt, pepper, shallot, garlic and fish sauce. Set aside and dice the vegetables
- 2
In a small saucepan on medium-high heat, sweat the onions in 1 tbsp of oil and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- 3
Add diced tomato and the optional flakes. Simmer and let tomatoes break down for about 10 minutes.
- 4
Add the pork mixture and stir to break down pork into small pieces. Add a splash of stock and some tomato paste for a deeper flavor. (optional) Simmer for another 10 minutes until pork is fully cooked and the flavors have developed.
- 5
Turn off the heat and wilt chopped scallions into the sauce
- 6
Serve with rice, over salad, with noodles etc.