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Red pork (golden pork) recipe - Wet-thani

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 2 lb pork chunks
  • 2½ tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1½ in peeled ginger
  • 4 peeled and crushed garlic
  • 3 peeled and crushed onions
  • 1/3 pt hot water
  • ¾ tsp chili powder
  • 4½ tbsp sunflower oil

Preparation (instructions)

  1. In a bowl, combine pork together 1½ tablespoons soy sauce and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Pound half the amount of ginger and combine with garlic, onion and water.
  3. Strain onion mixture and reserve both pounded mixture and liquid. Set aside.
  4. Stir in chili powder in reserved liquid. Set aside.
  5. Slice remaining ginger into thin strips.
  6. Heat oil in a heavy skillet and stir in thinly sliced ginger and pork.
  7. Cook until brown and add in remaining soy sauce, chili mixture and pounded mixture.
  8. Cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes.
  9. Serve hot with fragrant rice or coconut rice.

Servings: 5

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