Vietnamese Pork Belly - Keto Pork Belly

Pork

Ingredients

Pork belly strips cut in smaller bite-sized pieces 400 g/14 oz

Coconut oil or lard 1 TBS

Onion cut in slices 70 g/2.5 oz

Mushrooms cut in thick slices 250 g/8.8 oz

Low carb sweetener (erythritol) 1 TBS

Pinch of salt

Soy sauce or coconut aminos 1 TBS

Fish sauce 3 TBS

Water 1/2 cup/100 ml

Freshly ground pepper to taste

1 spring onion

GARNISH (optional)

Fresh cilantro leaves

Crushed chilies

Sesame seeds

Sesame oil

Directions

1. In a large pot bring water with a pinch of salt to boil.

2. In a boiling water, add pieces of pork belly and cook for 10 to 15 minutes and after 15 minutes drain the meat and set it aside.

3. Melt 1 TBS of lard or coconut oil in a skillet, put cooked pork belly on a hot oil, add pinch of salt and 1 TBS of erythritol. Stir everything and cook for 3-5 minutes. Cover if necessary to avoid blisters on your hands!

4. After 3-5 minutes, add 1 small onion cut in slices and mushrooms cut in thicker slices. Add 3 TBS of fish sauce and 1 TBS of soy sauce or coconut aminos, 1/2 cup of water and some freshly ground pepper to taste and stir altogether.

5. Cook until everything is caramelized and glazed, and sauce completely reduced, add spring onion at the end, and stir to combine.

6. Optionally garnish with cilantro or other garnishes you like.

7. Serve hot and enjoy!

Nutrition

Nutritional value per serving:
Cal 543,
Fat 53 g,
Total Carbs 4.34 g,
Fiber 0.92 g,
NET Carbs 3.42 g,
Protein 12 g