# Thit Kho Tieu/Braised Black Pepper Pork Belly

Thit Kho Tieu, or Black Pepper Braised Pork Belly, is a Vietnamese dish that takes about 30 minutes to make.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

1. Make the Nuoc Mam (Vietnamese Caramel) by adding half a cup of sugar to a pot on medium-low heat.
2. Cook the sugar slowly while occasionally stirring until it melts and crystallizes.
3. Continue to heat until the sugar fully dissolves and turns a dark amber color. Take your time and make sure you don't burn it.
4. Add in 2 lbs of sliced pork belly and brown it.
5. Drop in a spoon of minced garlic.
6. Season with a quarter cup of fish sauce.
7. Add in some chopped Thai chilies.
8. Add an excessive amount of black pepper.
9. Pour in a cup of water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and let simmer covered until fork tender.
10. Serve over rice with cucumber slices.

## Equipment

- pot
- wooden spatula
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2RbpBgN/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/efab68b4-39ef-498a-8d00-2af724d87f4e
- Extracted: 2025-01-21

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