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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The betel leaf plant provides many health benefits; we can use it as a vegetable and combine it with stir-fried dishes to prepare delicious, nutritious meals that are good for health. Let’s get cooking to make this dish together!
Ingredients for stir-fried pork with betel leaves For 4
Pork belly 300 gr Betel leaves 20 leaves Perilla leaves 3 leaves Cooking oil 200 ml Shallots 4 bulbs MSG 2 teaspoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Salt 1 teaspoon
How to choose fresh and good pork
- To buy good pork, we should pay attention to the meat’s elasticity.
- Press your finger into the meat and release; if there are no fingerprints left, the meat springs back quickly, and the color is bright red, then it is fresh and good meat.
How to choose fresh and good betel leaves
- When selecting betel leaves, choose medium-sized, evenly shaped, thick leaves with a dark color. Avoid leaves that are too dark and fibrous, as they are old leaves.
- Do not choose leaves that are turning a light green color, as they are immature and will not have a good aroma.
How to prepare stir-fried pork with wild betel leaves
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Prepare the pork
Rub salt on the meat to wash it, then scrape and wash the skin and rinse with water, followed by rinsing with boiling water to avoid the meat having a foul smell, and then cut the meat into long strips about 2 finger lengths.
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Prepare the wild betel leaves
Wash the wild betel leaves gently by rubbing each leaf, this method will help keep the leaves clean without tearing them.
Then soak and wash the vegetables with diluted salt water and rinse with water twice, finally lift them up and cut into strips about 3 finger lengths.
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Stir-fried Meat
First, place a pan on the stove and wait for it to heat up, then pour oil into the pan. Add onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the pork to stir-fry until the meat is firm. Then we season with 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce. When the meat is cooked, we add the wild betel leaves and stir-fry until the leaves are cooked.
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Final Product
We have completed the fragrant and delicious stir-fried pork with wild betel leaves, the smell of meat blends with the aroma of the leaves, and the leaves’ fresh green color makes the dish even more appealing.
We can sprinkle a little pepper to enhance the flavor of the dish; you can enjoy it with white rice, which is also very tasty!
So Tastetutorial.com has guided you to make stir-fried pork with betel leaves that is extremely delicious and simple. Wishing you success in making this dish and having a delicious meal with family and friends!
*Refer to the recipe and images on the YouTube channel Cuisine Of Vietnam
