[ THE ELECTRIC KITCHEN ]

Try pork cooked
in a clay pot

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"The Electric Kitchen" airing in the second half of July features Vietnamese Cooking with Jennifer Nguyen and Long Van Nguyen of A Saigon Café on Maui.

"Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16.

All the recipes from the show, as well as an archive of recipes dating to 1995, are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Pork Cooked in a Clay Pot

1 pound pork loin or pork butt, cut into 1 to 2-inch strips
Salt to taste
Water to cover
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
6 medium shallots or red pearl onion, sliced
4 to 5 tablespoons fish sauce
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon black soy sauce
1 tablespoon black pepper
Green onions and black pepper, for garnish

Put pork in a bowl. Sprinkle with a little salt; cover with water. Let stand about 2 minutes; rinse and drain.

Place pork in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil; drain.

Heat oil in a clay pot (use only a clay pot that is safe for range-top cooking or use a regular saucepot). Sauté garlic and shallots until golden brown. Add fish sauce, sugar, black soy sauce, pepper and pork. Bring to a boil; lower heat and cook until pork is done.

Garnish with green onions and a sprinkle of pepper. Serve with steamed head cabbage or a green salad. Serves 2.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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