Sườn cốt lết rim mặn ngọt is a home-style Vietnamese pork dish. The chops are fried with garlic until golden, then simmered (rim) under a lid in fish sauce, sugar and chilli until the meat is tender and the sauce has cooked down to a sticky glaze, both salty (mặn) and sweet (ngọt). Eat it with steamed rice or with bread; the original author recommends both. Plan ahead: the pork chops marinate for 1–2 hours. Ingredients 2–3 pork chops Salt: a little for washing the pork, plus 1 teaspoon for the marinade A little pepper, plus more to serve 1 tablespoon cooking oil Garlic, minced 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons chilli powder, or more if you like it hot 1–2 tablespoons water Spring onions, sliced How to make sườn cốt lết rim mặn ngọt 1. Marinate the pork Rinse the pork chops in water with a little salt added. Marinate them with 1 teaspoon of salt and a little pepper, and leave them for 1–2 hours. 2. Fry the chops Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add the minced garlic and fry until fragrant, then put in the pork chops and fry until both sides turn golden. 3. Simmer in the sauce Add the fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, chilli powder and 1–2 tablespoons of water to the pan. Cover and let it cook. When the meat is tender and the sauce has turned sticky, turn off the heat. 4. Serve Scatter sliced spring onion over the chops just before serving, and add a little pepper if you like. Serve with steamed rice or bread. Share:
