Bopis
A flavorful and unique dish featuring pork lungs and heart sautéed in tomatoes, chilies and onions.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds minced pork lungs if you can't find pork lungs, you can use pork hearts instead and finely chop them up.
- ½ cup vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 onion peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 large carrot peeled and diced
- ½ green bell pepper seeded and chopped
- ½ red bell pepper seeded and chopped
- 4 Thai chili peppers stemmed and chopped
- Instructions:
Instructions
- Let's get started! In a bowl, mix together the minced pork lung (or pork heart), vinegar, and salt. Allow it to marinate for about 10 minutes – this will infuse those fantastic flavors!
- Grab a wide skillet, put it on medium heat, and add the canola oil. Once it's heated up, toss in the chopped onions and minced garlic. Saute them until they're nice and softened.
- Now, add the fish sauce for that extra kick of flavor.
- Time to add the marinated minced pork lungs (or hearts). Let it all come to a boil, and then cook it, stirring occasionally, for about 20 to 30 minutes. You'll know it's ready when most of the liquid is absorbed, and the meat starts to sizzle – yum!
- Next up, let's add the diced carrots, chopped green and red bell peppers, and those spicy Thai chili peppers.
- Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes until the veggies are tender-crisp – we want that perfect texture!
Notes
If you're in the U.S. and can't find pork lungs due to regulations, don't fret! You can easily use pork hearts as a substitute – just finely chop them up with a knife or pulse them in a food processor.