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Ingredients Jump to Instructions ↓

  1. 50g prahok (fermented salted fish)

  2. For the sauce

  3. red pepper, pounded to a paste

  4. 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  5. 20g palm sugar

  6. cup coconut milk

  7. 10 miniature eggplant or one small chopped eggplant

  8. 2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded

  9. Splash vegetable oil

  10. For the Kroeung paste

  11. 1 stalk lemongrass, thinly sliced

  12. 2 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped

  13. 1 small shallot, coarsely chopped

  14. tsp galangal, peeled, coarsely chopped

  15. 3 kaffir lime leaves, deveined

  16. tsp turmeric, peeled, chopped

  17. 1 chilli, chopped, seeded

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Using two knives cleavers finely chop the pork belly, prahok and two garlic cloves.

  2. Using a pestle and mortar or food processer. Pound or blend all the ingredients for the Kroeung paste to a smooth paste (add a little water if necessary).

  3. Splash a little vegetable oil in a hot wok, add pounded red pepper and garlic, and stir till fragrant. Add coconut cream and cook until thick and bubbling. Add chopped pork, prahok and 2 more cloves of crushed garlic. Stir till well combined. Add one heaped dessertspoon of the Kroeung paste, allow the flavors to combine, then add the eggplant and cook until soft.

  4. Just before serving add finely chopped kaffir lime leaves.

  5. Serve with cabbage wedges, cucumber wedges, snake beans and a squeeze of lime.

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