Vibrant Thai pork salad bursting with fresh, bold flavours. Tender pork is tossed with zesty lime juice, savoury fish sauce, a kick of chilli, and finished with aromatic toasted rice powder. Serve with crisp cucumber and snake beans for the perfect balance of heat, crunch, and tang.
Ingredients
500 g minced pork
3 tablespoons glutinous rice
3– 4 slices lemongrass sliced
3– 4 pieces lime leaves whole
1/4 cup lime leaves sliced
1 cup mint leaves
1/2 cup coriander leaf cut
1/4 cup spring onion sliced
3/4 cup red onion sliced
3 tablespoons Squid Brand Premium Fish Sauce
4 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon dry chilli flakes
2 tablespoons water
Cucumber and snake beans served on the side
Method
Heat the pan until medium-high heat, then add rice, lemon grass, whole lime leaves. Toss and stir for
Add pork and water in a pot then turn on medium heat. Continue cooking and stirring until the pork is cooked. (Around 5 min.)
Add half of the mix powder and all seasoning. Add herbs and red onion, and mix well.
Leave the rice mix and rest until cold then use mortar and pestle to pound until chunky powder. Set aside.