Vietnamese banh mi pork

5 from 4 votes

This banh mi pork is easy to prepare, then the slow cooker does the hard work to give you tender, flavorful meat that's perfect for a range of dishes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Total Time6 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Fusion, Vietnamese

Servings: +

Calories: 277kcal

Author: Caroline's Cooking

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Ingredients

¼ cup brown sugar (¼ cup is 4 tbsp)
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup fish sauce
½ tablespoon lemongrass minced
½ tablespoon ginger minced/grated
2 cloves garlic minced/grated
¼ cup water
2 lb pork shoulder approx

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Instructions

Combine the sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, lemongrass, ginger, garlic and water in the bottom of a slow cooker (ideally a similar width to the piece of pork). Stir together to mix and to help the sugar dissolve.
Add the pork and turn so a bit of the cooking sauce sticks to the top of the pork, then cook on low for 6-8 hour until the pork is fall apart tender.

Notes

If you'd like to serve this as I have here, you'll need approx ¼ cup uncooked rice per person (I used brown for texture), cooked per packet instructions. Make quick pickles as in my banh mi soft shell crab sandwich (here I just made with carrot rather than part daikon) and then add a handful of salad leaves with a few cilantro leaves on the side and slices of cucumber.

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