Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly Pasta
Aug 19, 2025 10:07 AM
This Vietnamese caramelized pork belly and spaghetti situation happened right before we moved house.
I was cleaning out the freezer and found a sad frozen package of on sale pork belly that I stashed away for a rainy day. We were moving and all of our stuff was packed up, except for some dry pasta and the freezer. After a couple of minutes of me staring blankly into the freezer, it came to me: Vietnamese caramelized pork belly!
That was obvious choice; not so obvious was tossing it with spaghetti, but after my first few wordless bites, I started OMG-ing. Seriously, seriously good. Sweet and savory chunks of caramelized pork belly, as much black pepper as you can stand, al dente spaghetti and you’ve got yourself a super comforting bowl of deliciousness.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 lb pork belly cubed
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 shallot sliced
- 1/2 onion sliced
- freshly ground black pepper
- 8-12 oz spaghetti bronze extruded preferred
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
25 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
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