"This recipe is truly a flavor bomb. The light ginger taste of the pork + flavorful sauce saturating the rice = the perfect bowl of escapism. Topping the bowl off with green onion and sesame oil really brings this dish home."
Caramelized Ginger Pork
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Details
Prep time 10mins
Cook time 20mins
Serves or Makes: 3
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Recipe
ingredients
- 1 1/ 2 tablespoons ghee or avocado oil
- 1/ 2 onion, diced
- 1 tablespoons ginger, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground pork or ground chicken
- 3 1/ 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce, or more to taste
- 1/ 2 pound baby bok choy, lightly chopped
- steamed rice, to serve
- green onion, finely sliced
- cucumber, sliced
- sesame seeds, for garnish
- sesame oil, for garnish
Method
Step 1
Heat oil in large skillet over high heat. Add ginger and garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add onion and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
Step 2
Add the pork and break up the meat with a wooden spoon. Cook for 3 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.
Step 3
Add the brown sugar and fish sauce to the skillet and stir. Once ingredients are mixed, leave untouched to allow flavors to infuse and caramelize, 2-3 minutes. Add bok choy. Stir mixture and cook until bok choy stems have a slight tenderness.
Step 4
For assembling the bowls, add rice, spoon in pork, top with green onion, sesame seeds, a drizzle of sesame oil, and add cucumber along the side of the bowl–enjoy!