# Thit Kho Tieu (Black Pepper Braised Pork Belly)

Thit Kho Tieu, also known as Black Pepper Braised Pork Belly, is a Vietnamese dish that takes about half an hour to make and only requires seven ingredients.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup sugar
- 2 lbs sliced pork belly
- minced garlic
- 0.25 cup fish sauce
- chopped Thai chilies
- black pepper
- 1 cup water

## Instructions

1. Wash your hands.
2. Make nuoc mau or Vietnamese caramel by adding half a cup of sugar to a pot on medium-low heat.
3. Cook the sugar slowly while occasionally stirring.
4. Continue to heat the sugar until it fully dissolves and turns a dark amber color.
5. Add in 2 lbs of sliced pork belly and brown it off.
6. Drop in some minced garlic.
7. Season with a 1/4 cup of fish sauce.
8. Add in some chopped Thai chilies.
9. Add in an excessive amount of black pepper.
10. Pour in a cup of water.
11. Bring that up to a boil.
12. Reduce the heat and let that simmer covered until fork tender.
13. Serve and plate.

## Equipment

- pot
- spatula
- lid

## Tips

- Take your time when making the caramel and make sure you don't burn it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1KGmQ4329m/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c21e2574-ec49-4445-8e0e-96933ce6eaec
- Extracted: 2025-09-06

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