Best Suon Nuong Vietnamese Pork Chops Recipes

Suon Nuong (Vietnamese Pork Chops) image

Provided by Member 610488

Categories Pork

Time 35m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup shallot, thinly sliced
1/4 cup lemongrass, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons nuoc nam
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
8 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 lb pork chop, pounded thin (cut 1/4 inch thick)
6 cups cooked white rice
nuoc cham sauce, for serving (Vietnamese chili-garlic sauce)

Steps:

Heat 1/2 cup of sugar in a 1-qt heavy bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, swirling pan often, until sugar dissolves and turns to liquid caramel.
Remove from heat; add 1/4 cup boiling water. Return pan to heat; cook, swirling pan gently, until caramel dissolves in water.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Transfer to a food processor along with remaining sugar, shallots, lemongrass, oil, soy sauce, fish sauce, pepper, and garlic; puree until smooth.
Place pork chops in a 9″ × 13″ baking dish and pour over puree; cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
Heat a 12″ cast-iron grill pan over high heat. Working in batches, add chops; cook, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately with rice and chili-garlic sauce.

Suon Nuong (Vietnamese Pork Chops) Recipe - (5/5) image

Provided by 5har0n_nguy3n

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup thinly sliced shallots
1/4 cup thinly sliced lemongrass
2 tbsp. peanut oil
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp. fish sauce
1 tbsp. ground black pepper
8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 lb. 1/2″-thick pork blade chops
Cooked white rice and nuoc cham (Vietnamese chili-garlic sauce), for serving

Steps:

1. In blender or food processor, combine sugar, shallots, lemongrass, oil, soy sauce, fish sauce, pepper, and garlic; purée until smooth. Place pork chops in a 9″ × 13″ baking dish and pour over purée; cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 1 hour or overnight. 2. Heat a 12″ cast-iron grill pan over high heat, or preheat BBQ. Working in batches, add chops; cook, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately with rice and chili-garlic sauce.