Minced Pork and Shrimp in Coconut Milk

Name: Minced Pork and Shrimp in Coconut Milk
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: Salt and black pepper to taste; 2 scallions, trimmed and chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves; ½ pound ground pork; ½ pound shrimp, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon nam pla; Salt and black pepper to taste; 2 fresh red chiles, preferably Thai, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 2 fresh red chiles, preferably Thai, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 cup coconut milk, homemade or canned

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Incredibly quick and perfect on a weeknight with steamed Sticky Rice, which of course takes twice as long as the dish itself! for information on nam pla.

Other meat you can use here: ground turkey, chicken, veal, or beef.

Ingredients

1 cup coconut milk, homemade or canned
2 fresh red chiles, preferably Thai, stemmed, seeded, and minced

Main course
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia

Method

Put the coconut milk, chiles, ginger, and garlic in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil.
Stir in the pork and adjust the heat so the mixture simmers steadily. A minute later, add the shrimp. Cook, stirring, until both pork and shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
Stir in the nam pla, then salt and pepper if necessary. Remove fro