Thịt kho seitan (vegan caramel pork)
Vietnam
Prep: 1h00
Cook: 15 min
Difficulty: Intermediate
Caramel pork is a classic Chinese and Vietnamese dish. You will find many different recipes. For my home-made seitan version you will get an umami flavour thanks to my vegan nuoc mam sauce.
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Ingredients
Metric
U.S.
To delight
2
people
150
g
Asian spices seitan meat
150
ml
soy sauce (tamari for gluten-free)
150
ml
water
1
garlic clove
fresh ginger
1
càc
coconut oil
1
càc
chili powder
5
càs
Nuoc Mam (nofish sauce)
2
càs
powdered sugar
½
lime
Directions
Step 1
Marinate the pieces of seitan for 1h in the soy sauce and water.
Step 2
Finely chop the garlic and a small piece of ginger.
Step 3
In a large pan, heat the coconut oil and sauté the garlic and ginger for 1mn.
Step 4
Add 5 tbsp of the marinade, the nuoc mam sauce, the sugar and lime juice, and make the caramel sauce, stirring regularly for 5mn.
Step 5
Add the seitan and sauté on low heat for 10mn.
Step 6
Serve immediately with rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional).
