Name: Lao Lap Aubergines & Pork
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 handful of dill; 1 handful of coriander leaves; 2 lemongrass stalks; 500 g/1lb 2 oz minced pork; 1 handful of bean sprouts; 250 g/9 oz/1¼ cups jasmine rice; 1 lime; 3 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 5 tbsp groundnut oil; 2 aubergines; 6 garlic cloves; 2 red chillies; 1 handful of mint leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Mighty Spice Express Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2013

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Ingredients

2 red chillies
6 garlic cloves
5 tbsp groundnut oil
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Method

CUT THE TOP OFF 1 of the chillies, then slice the chilli. Peel the garlic, then slice 3 of the garlic cloves. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-low heat and add the sliced chilli and garlic. Mix well and cook, stirring occasionally, while you prepare the aubergines.

SLICE THE AUBERGINES into 5mm/¼in discs and layer them in the pan. Pour over 1 tablespoon