Thai Pork Appetizer

Name: Thai Pork Appetizer
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon nam pla (fish sauce); 450 g/1 lb minced pork; 36 orange segments; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; coriander leaves; 2 red chillies, seeded and sliced thinly; 3 coriander roots, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 60 g/2 oz granulated sugar; 115 g/4 oz roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 18 lettuce cups from a crisp lettuce

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Leaves from The Walnut Tree

By Ann Taruschio and Franco Taruschio

Published 1993

About

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb minced pork
2 tablespoons peanut oil

Asia
Thailand
Starter
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia
Spicy

Method

In a wok, heat the peanut oil and fry the garlic, shallots, coriander root and pepper until it gives off a pungent aroma. Add the pork and stir-fry for 4—5 minutes. Add the sugar and stir in. The pork will take on a shiny appearance at this point. Stir in the peanuts and mix in thoroughly. Season with 1 table