Vietnamese Caramelized Ground Pork

Ingredients

• 1 European cucumber long
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon grass paste, from a tube
• 1 pound ground pork or chicken
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 onion medium, sliced into thin slivers
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper or more, You want to taste the contrast of garlic, sweet and pepper.
• mint optional
• basil optional
• cilantro optional
• peanuts optional
• sriracha optional
• lime optional
• steamed rice for 4

Nutrition

• Calories : 470 calories
• Carbohydrate : 18 grams
• Cholesterol : 80 milligrams
• Fat : 34 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 23 grams
• SaturatedFat : 11 grams
• Sodium : 910 milligrams
• Sugar : 12 grams