Vietnamese Lemongrass-Style Pork Rice

Ingredients

• 300 g boneless pork shoulder or pork butt
• 1 tbsp lemongrass paste
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp neutral oil (or sesame oil)
• 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro(optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh mint(optional)
• 1 each lime wedges(optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Prep (15 minutes): Slice pork into thin bite-size pieces. Mince garlic and grate ginger. In a bowl, mix soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice, and brown sugar; stir in lemongrass paste.

2. 2

   Cook (15 minutes): Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook, stirring, until browned and mostly cooked through, 6–8 minutes.

3. 3

   Add aromatics and sauce: Stir in garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute. Pour in the lemongrass-tangy sauce and simmer until the pork is glossy and the sauce lightly thickens, 4–6 minutes.

4. 4

   Serve: Spoon pork over rice. Top with cilantro and mint and serve with lime wedges.