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Sticky Thai Pork

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Calories: 584kcal
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients

Pork & Sauce

  • 1 Tbsp (20ml) - Peanut Oil
  • 500g (1.1lbs) - Pork Mince (Ground Pork)
  • 3 - Garlic Cloves, Thinly Sliced
  • 90g (3.1oz) - Palm Sugar (Substitute For Brown Sugar)
  • 2 ½ Tbsp (50ml) - Fish Sauce
  • 6 - Kaffir Lime Leaves, Thinly Sliced
  • 80g (2.8oz) - Unsalted Peanuts, Roasted & Roughly Chopped
  • 60g (2.1oz) - Fried Shallots
  • 20g (0.7oz) - Coriander (Cilantro), Roughly Chopped
  • 1 - Lime, Half Juiced, Reserve Half For Serving
  • 1 - Long Red Chilli, Thinly Sliced (Optional)
  • Extra Coriander (Cilantro) To Garnish
  • Extra Sprinkle of Fried Shallots To Garnish

Vegetables -

  • 1 Tbsp (20ml) - Peanut Oil
  • 8 - Broccolini, Washed
  • 1 - Baby Pak Choy Bunch, Washed & Sliced In Half
  • Sea Salt Flakes To Taste
  • 1 tsp (5ml) - Sesame Oil (Optional)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 180°c - 350°f.
    Preheat Oven
  • Spread peanuts out onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper & bake in the oven for 6 minutes or until golden brown. Remove & roughly chop. Set aside.
    Sticky Thai Pork Roast Nuts
  • Place a wok over high heat, once hot add in the peanut oil & pork mince (ground pork) & fry for 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add in the sliced garlic & fry for 1 minute. Remove and place into a bowl for the time being.
    Sticky Thai Pork Step 3
  • Place the wok back over medium-high heat, add in the palm sugar or brown sugar, fish sauce & kaffir lime leaves. Mix to combine & melt the sugar, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low & stir occasionally for 1 minute or until slightly reduced & thickened. Add the pork & garlic mix into the sauce, ¾ of the roasted & chopped peanuts & ¾ of the fried shallots, mix to combine & fry for 1 minute. Add in the coriander (cilantro), lime juice & the remaining peanuts & fried shallot. Turn off the heat, mix to combine & remove from the stovetop.
    Sticky Thai Pork Step 4

Vegetables

  • Place a pan over high heat, once hot add in the peanut oil broccolini & sea salt flakes to taste, saute for 3 minutes or until slightly soft & browned. Add in the baby pak Choy & saute for 2 minutes or until slightly soft & wilted. Turn off the heat, add in the sesame oil (optional), check for seasoning & remove from the stovetop.
    Thai Vegetables 1

Serving

  • Place the sauteed vegetables down onto a plate, serve the sticky thai pork over the top, garnish with chilli, coriander (cilantro), sprinkle of fried shallots & lime wedges. Dig in.
    Sticky Thai Pork Serving
Calories 584kcalCarbohydrates 13gProtein 28gFat 48gSaturated Fat 13gPolyunsaturated Fat 9gMonounsaturated Fat 22gCholesterol 90mgSodium 1067mgPotassium 674mgFiber 3gSugar 4gVitamin A 973IUVitamin C 45mgCalcium 72mgIron 2mg