🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Green Papaya Caramelised

Name: Green Papaya Caramelised
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, halved and sliced Garlic; 2 Bay Leaf; 1 tsp White Pepper; 3 tbsp Sugar; 3 tbsp Fish Sauce; 4 cloves, crushed Shallots; 500 ml Stock or Broth; 1, shredded Green Papaya; 2 tbsp Neutral Oil; 300 ml Coconut Water

🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Vietnamese kho — green papaya lacquered in dark caramel and fish sauce until sticky-glossy. 60 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 45 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic2, halved and sliced
Bay Leaf2
White Pepper1 tsp
Sugar3 tbsp
Fish Sauce3 tbsp
Shallots4 cloves, crushed
Stock or Broth500 ml
Green Papaya1, shredded
Neutral Oil2 tbsp
Coconut Water300 ml

Optional extras

Mint Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Brown the green papaya deeply in the Neutral Oil in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
2
Remove it, then let the garlic and shallots soften in the drippings with the white pepper.
3
Return the green papaya, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
4
Cover and braise low and slow until the green papaya yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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