Mỡ Hành Gừng
Ginger, Scallion, Bacon Recipe
Mỡ Hành Gừng | Ginger, Scallion, Bacon Sauce
The taste of this sauce is foolproof because of its cornucopia of umami flavors; fish sauce, bacon, lemongrass, ginger, and scallion. Traditionally, it is paired with Chicken Pho and Hainam Chicken. But can be topping for almost any dish. Specifically, it's a great adittion to any stir-fry, soups, steak, fish, or noodle dish.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add cooking oil to a saucepan. And heat the pan to 350 F. or 30 seconds
- Add the minced Chinese sausage to the pan and render the bacon until light golden brown
- Add fish sauce, rice vinegar, kosher salt, and organic sugar to the saucepan.
- Add sliced scallions to the saucepan and cook for 1 minute on low heat.
- Take the saucepan off the heat
Notes
Note: Traditionally, my family recipe for this sauce would call for the use of fresh, rendered bacon fat. However, I did have Lap Xuong (Chinese sausage). In my spirit to be resourceful, I made the subsititution. And will start a new tradition in my family to make it this way becuase it's insanely delicious.
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