Sach chrouk kho ma-rit.
( Caramelized peppered pork)

Caramelized peppered pork is delicious Khmer country food. Back home, our people serves caramelized peppered fish or pork with rice to women who just delivered baby.

• Ingredients :
  • 1 Tablespoon water
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 Cup water
  • 3 Cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ Cup fish sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 lb Lean pork meat, sliced thin
  • 1 Teaspoon black pepper or to your taste
• Procedures :
  First make caramelized sauce by put 1 tablespoon of water and 1 tablespoon of sugar in a pot or skillet that big enough to hold all ingredients. Cook and stir frequently till sugar turns dark brown color, immediately pour 1-cup water over caramelized sauce, stirs well.
  Add garlic, fish sauce and sugar, stirs well.
  Add pork meat, stirs and simmering till water reduced.
  Sprinkles with black pepper.
  Serve hot with rice or plain rice soup.