Thai-Style Barbecue Pork

Name: Thai-Style Barbecue Pork
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 knob of ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 teaspoons shaoxing; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 Lebanese (short) cucumber, sliced on the diagonal; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) pork shoulder, cut into 3 cm (1¼ inch) thick slices; 2 mignonette lettuce leaves; 1 tomato, sliced into rounds; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; sweet chilli sauce, to serve

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

Now this is real barbecued pork — a great dish to serve with Nam Jim dipping sauce, and to enjoy with a few other dishes and rice. I often use pork belly for this dish as I love the creamy texture it gets because of the fat content, but shoulder does the trick just as well.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) pork shoulder, cut into 3

Asia
Thailand
Main course
Dinner
South East Asia

Method

Mix together all the marinade ingredients, along with the pork, and leave to marinate overnight.

Heat a grill or a barbecue to hot and grill the pork for about 5 minutes on each side, brushing with the remaining marinade as it cooks. It should be golden on the outside and just cooked through. Remove from the grill and cut each piece into smaller slices. Arrange the cucu