IRRESISTIBLE! VIETNAMESE LEMONGRASS PORK CHOP | COOK PERFECT RICE ON STOVE? | NUOC MAM DIPPING SAUCE

The key is in the MARINADE! Pounding meat is a must too for TENDER & FLAVORFUL Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork Chop! It must be eaten with a perfect balanced nuoc mam dipping sauce, and perfectly cooked Jasmine rice. No rice cooker? I am here for you!
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Short Trailer
00:05 Marinating Pork Chop
01:13 Cook Perfect Rice on Stove
01:50 Nuoc Mam Dipping Sauce
02:18 Spring Onion Oil
02:29 Cooking & How to eat?
Ever wonder how the pork chop in street food/restaurant stay flat & nice? Just get a scissor, cut along the connective tissue to avoid curling them up.
I used Thai Hom Mali Rice, ratio of 1:1.25 rice to water. Many suggested 1:2 ratio, but it greatly depends on the type of rice! For Jasmine rice, make sure to do 1:1.25, perfect ratio! Boiling water & rice together still worked, but the grains were sticky (almost soggy). Follow my method and you'll have fluffy yet individual grains, that's my definition of perfect rice!
Nuoc mam dipping sauce can be used for cha gio (fried spring rolls), salad, com tam (broken rice), grilled pork noodle salad etc. Endless!
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- If possible, try to find annatto seeds. It gives better colour, and very gentle peppery and nutty flavour. Makes a difference!
- Shoulder chop is the best as it stays moist, flavourful and cheaper!
- You can use 2 tsps of condensed milk & 1 tsp of honey too. It helps to tenderise the meat.
- You can grill this over charcoals too.
- For a better appearance of the sauce, follow the steps so that the garlic and chili can float
- Always taste and adjust, as every lime & bottle of fish sauce taste slightly different.
- You can make this dipping sauce in bigger batch & store in the fridge.
- Don’t skip the spring onion oil, it’s a silent hero to this dish. It helps to flavour the rice, also allow all flavours to combine harmoniously!
- To eat: mix the rice with the spring onion and oil, then spoon a little bit of nước mắm dipping sauce over it. Break the egg and take a piece of the pork. Combine, eat and repeat!
INGREDIENTS:
1. Pork chop
500g shoulder chop, 1cm thick
1 tsp annatto seeds (optional) + 1.5 tbs oil
3 cloves of garlic
1 medium shallot
2 stalks of lemongrass
1 tbs soya sauce
1 tbs oyster sauce
1 tbs fish sauce
3 tsps condensed milk
1/3 tsp salt
Cayenne pepper powder to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
2. Perfect rice on stove (or just skip this if you love your rice cooker)
1 bowl of jasmine rice (I used Thai Hom Mali)
1.2 bowl of water
Thick bottomed pot with lid
3. Nước mắm dipping sauce
1 (or more) large Thai chili
2 cloves of garlic
½ to 2/3 of a lime (around 2-2.5tbs lime juice)
6 tbs white sugar
2 tbs warm water
4 tbs fish sauce
4. Spring onion oil
1 large spring onion
2 tbs of neutral flavoured oil
5. Add-ons:
Sunny side up egg
Sliced cucumber and tomato
STEPS:
1. Pork chop:
- Fry annatto seeds with 1.5 tbs of oil in a pan for 1-2 mins to extract the oil, discard the seeds afterwards
- Flatten and tenderise the pork using the back of the knife
- Use a scissor to make small slits on connective tissue
- Chop lemongrass, garlic and shallot into chunks then blend finely
- Mix annatto seeds oil, blended paste, and the rest of seasonings
- Spread mixture on both sides of the pork
- Marinate in fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight
- Brush off the excess seasoning paste on the pork, allow to come to room temperature
- Heat a pan under medium - medium high heat with some oil
- When the pan gets really hot, add pork chop. Don’t overcrowd.
- Tilt pan closer to the heat to cook thicker part of the chop
- Check & flip only when the bottom side turn golden brown
- It takes around 3 mins per side.
2. Perfect rice on stove
- Wash & rinse rice 3 times
- Boil 1.25 bowl of water in a pot
- Once the water boils, add washed rice, stir and put the lid on.
- Turn to low heat and simmer until water is fully absorbed (about 6 mins)
- Use chopsticks or fork to gently fold the rice, then put the lid back on.
- Turn off the heat, always keep the lid on, and keep the pot on the same burner for another 10 mins
- Before eating, fluff them up for the last time
3. Nước mắm dipping sauce:
- Finely mince garlic and chili, add them into a bowl.
- Add sugar, mix
- Add lime juice, mix
- Add sugar and mix until dissolved.
- Lastly add fish sauce and mix well.
4. Spring onion oil
- Finely chop spring onion and add to a small bowl
- Heat 2 tbs of oil in a small pan
- When the oil gets really hot, pour it on top of the spring onion then mix well.
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XOXO, Chubby Whale

[@YunCuisine]

Amazing dish, love how you marinate the pork chop, it must be very flavorful, everything looks perfect with each other, beautiful editing, really enjoyed watching 👍

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Lemongrass pork chop is so aromatic and flavorful! I like how you served it with the rice and egg. It's a delicious meal.

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I enjoyed watching. Nice preparation & ta food looks delicious. Thanks again for sharing.Happy birthday!

[@ChubbyWhale]

Thank you so much! 😋 Finished it in 10 mins!

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[@MagicalCooking]

Wow! The marinade looks really good and flavorful! Addition of condensed milk there was new for me! I love jasmine rice, it is so aromatic! Everything looks so perfect on the plate! I am hungry now!😋👍

[@ChubbyWhale]

Hehe thank you for the kind words, yes the condensed milk will tenderize the meat further :) Happy to know you enjoyed it ❤️

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I can almost smell it here! yummm L53!

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Thank you so much dear for the kind words, happy to know you enjoyed it :D

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Thank you Aleo's Home! ❤️

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One of my very fave Vietnamese dishes! Drool.

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Hi I'm from VietNam. Looks so delicious and I really like this food. See you

[@GoodCookingIdeas]

Well, the lemon grass pork chop is so good! Thank you very much for sharing.

[@ChubbyWhale]

Thank you so much my friend! I'm happy to know you liked it :D

[@AmalliaEka]

Happy Birthday my dear friend, I hope you had great time. What a delicious food with the dipping sauce, rice and egg

[@ChubbyWhale]

Thank you so much for the wishes my friend! ❤️ Yes I did hehe, it's a very comforting meal. Glad that you liked it :)

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This looks really delicious. Amazing marinade flavours. Love it so much 😄😄

[@ChubbyWhale]

Thank you for the nice words! Glad that you enjoyed it! ❤️

[@annsoriano7699]

I'll try making this using beef steak, i love the dips and the perfectly cooked jasmine rice!

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:D Thank you my friend! Happy to know you enjoyed it ❤️

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so delicious! love to use lemongrass 💕🤩

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Wow it is a perfect rice bowl, looks so comforting to have! First time hearing annatto seeds, interesting :)

[@ChubbyWhale]

Yes, if you can find it, it will elevate the dish ;) Thank you ❤️

[@ChubbyWhale]

Have you ever tried cooking rice without rice cooker before?

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Yes it's my favourite way and I do it exactly like you said people always ask me how it gets that perfect sticky. I don't need a clock to know it when it's done I can smell and feel lol cause I had cooked it 1000 times lol 🤣

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Yes. I always cook rice in a "kaldero". That's what we called in Filipino. We don't have rice cooker at home. So since I started cooking, I am used in cooking in a kaldero for the rice. :)

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Looks amAzing !!!!

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It's soooo irresistible that I'm gonna copy this, thank you. Well seasoned meat with natural flavoring and color from the anato seeds and oh myyyy that sauce, with lime chilies and fish sauce, my drool is like a pool right now ewwww lol

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Thank you so much Lola C! ❤️

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Yummy!!! Are annatto seeds easy to find? I don't think I've seen them before!

[@ChubbyWhale]

Thank you Louis! You can try finding it in Asian supermarket (I can find it here in Europe), it's commonly used as natural food colouring with wild taste. It's a common ingredient in Caribbean & Mexican cuisine!

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Vietnamese lemongrass pork chop i can smell it now ohh my im hungryy 😯

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Hhehe, come I will share you a bowl :D Thank you for the kind words ❤️

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Iya benar taru di kulkas 4 jam atau boleh satu malam biar bumbu nya meresap :)

[@ashleydavidkitchen2322]

Happy Birthday chubby whale 🎉 You made perfect dish for yourself. Wooooah!! Another amazing recipe!! Can anyone cook this for me??? 🤭 I love everything in this dish!! Dipping sauce is amazing I'll definitely try to make it. I think it will be very good with Asia style salad as well. Green onion oil on the rice is super!!! Pork chop? What can I say? Superb!! I got so hungry after I watched full 😂 💗

[@ChubbyWhale]

Hahaha, we keep making each other hungry. Gotta start my workout soon :') Thank you so much for the wishes and kind words! ❤️ You can give it a try when you crave for Vietnamese taste hehe. Yes you can add the salad for sure, it will be perfect!

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@@ChubbyWhale hahaha I agree with you , we keep watch other hungry. I'll definitely try it thank you 💗

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Condensed milk?? Wow mindblown 😆

[@ChubbyWhale]

Haha try it, it helps to tenderise the meat ;)

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[@doodahgurlie]

I don't understand the use of condensed milk with meat. I'm pretty sure that's a modern thing because I don't think that's used in the past. You said below it's to tenderize it, but you already did that with the back of the knife. Not sure why you have to add the condensed milk? Wouldn't sugar just suffice? The end result does look delicious, though!

[@ChubbyWhale]

I'm not satisfied with just using the back of the knife because the shoulder chop needs more than that. The milk helps breaking down the protein hence tenderising the meat. This method is widely used in Vietnam, some call it a secret ingredient. You will be surprised it is also used to make good nước chấm chao, muối ớt, tương ớt, cà ri, các món hầm and many more. Hope this answers your question 👍

[@doodahgurlie]

@@ChubbyWhale I've seen it used a lot lately, yes, and I'm not a fan. I think Vietnamese people have overstepped the use of some products such as condensed milk in meat, sugar, chicken powder, mushroom powder, etc. I just watched Julia Linder's video and made comments about the overuse of sugar. She added sugar to everything but her steamed rice - she even added it to her veggies! But at least you didn't add anymore sugar to the meat. :)

[@ChubbyWhale]

I see, I guess it's up to individual's taste bud, best is to have everything in moderation!

[@YouWannaBite]

Such unique flavors in this marinade! Sounds amazing!