Sweet Crispy Pork

A tasty Thai recipe

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 500  g  lean pork
• 1⁄2 cup palm sugar
• 2  tablespoons fish sauce
• 1  tablespoon ketjap manis
• 1  teaspoon white pepper
• 3  tablespoons  dried  French-fried onions
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2  cups  vegetable oil (for deep frying)

Directions

1. Put water in a Dutch oven, bring to boil, wash pork and put in pot, reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour or until tender.
2. When pork is tender place on a plate and let cool. When cool, tear pork in narrow strips.
3. Heat oil in wok over medium heat, add shredded pork, then use low heat, fry untill well browned and crisp. Put on plate.
4. Heat 1/2 cup of water in wok on medium heat. When boiling, add palm Sugar, fish sauce, ketjap and ground pepper, stir until dissolved.
5. Add crispy pork, stir thoroughly. Add fried onions on top, and it is ready to serve. Serve with sticky rice.