Thai food: sweet pork recipe
Delicious, sticky, sweet, and topped with crispy shallots, this is an utter delight.
Kay Plunkett-Hogge
7 June 2019
Ingredients
*300 g pork loin chops, trimmed and thinly sliced
*80 g palm sugar
*4 tbsp nam pla (fish sauce)
*4 Thai shallots or 2 regular shallots, peeled and sliced
*2 tbsp deep-fried shallots, to garnish
Method
1. Put the pork, sugar, nam pla, sliced shallots and 175 ml water into a large saucepan, then bring to the boil.
2. Reduce the heat and simmer at a good pace for about 30 minutes, until the sauce has reduced by more than half, and become nice and sticky.
3. Turn out into a bowl and serve sprinkled with the crispy shallots.
More from Baan:
Baan: Recipes and stories from my Thai home by Kay Plunkett-Hogge, published by Pavilion Books.