Candy Pork Recipe | Epicurious

Candy Pork Recipe | Epicurious

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Large chunks of pork shoulder are braised in a Vietnamese-style caramel sauce (made from a combination of fish sauce and palm sugar) that’s laced with Thai chilies, ginger, garlic, and shallots....

Keywords

  • palm sugar
  • pork shoulder
  • pork
  • shallot
  • main
  • dinner
  • gluten free
  • nut free
  • dairy free
  • weeknight meals
  • dutch oven
  • cookbooks
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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces palm sugar, finely chopped (dark brown sugar can be substituted)
  • 3/4 cup fish sauce
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch-by-3-inch chunks
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup thinly sliced shallots
  • 1 (2-inch-by-1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and julienned
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 2 to 3 Thai chilies (substitute 1 serrano chile), stemmed and crushed
  • 3 cups coconut water

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