Caramelized Pork Over Lettuce

Name: Caramelized Pork Over Lettuce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 1 stick (3-inch) cinnamon; 2 Tbsps fish sauce; 59 milliliters thinly sliced fresh basil; 59 milliliters minced fresh cilantro; 473 milliliters (2-inch) sliced green onions; 298 grams low-salt chicken broth; 680 grams boned pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes; 59 milliliters rice vinegar; 1 liters shredded romaine lettuce; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided; 2 Tbsps water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Caramelized Pork Over Lettuce If you have sugar, water, cilantro, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Place the sugar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat; cook 5 minutes or until golden (do not stir).

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Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Add water and fish sauce (mixture will splatter); remove from heat.

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Fish Sauce

Water

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet coated with cooking spray over high heat.

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Cooking Spray

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add pork, and cook 4 minutes or until browned on all sides.

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Pork

Remove pork from skillet. Stir broth into skillet, scraping skillet to loosen browned bits. Return pork to pan; add the caramelized sugar mixture, black pepper, and cinnamon stick, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until pork is tender.

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Cinnamon Stick