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Moo tod kratiem (Thai garlic pepper pork)
Moo tod kratiem: pork fried with lots of garlic and white pepper
Moo tod kratiem is a one-plate dinner sold at made-to-order stalls across Bangkok and the rest of Thailand: slices of pork marinated in garlic, white pepper and soy, fried until the edges caramelise, then showered with crisp golden garlic and served over rice with a fried egg and cucumber. This is a pork dish. The mistake is frying the garlic on high heat; it burns in seconds and turns bitter, so fry it gently and take it out when it is pale gold. Chef's tip: pound the garlic, pepper and coriander root together rather than chopping, so the paste clings to the meat.
- Total time
- 22 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the pork
- 10 ½ oz pork shoulder or lointhinly sliced
- 6 garlic clovespounded or finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground white pepper
- 2 tbsp coriander roots or stemschopped
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
For frying and serving
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 6 garlic clovesfinely chopped
- 2 portions cooked jasmine rice
- ½ cucumbersliced
- 2 tbsp nam pla prik (chilli in fish sauce) (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Pound 6 garlic cloves, 1 tsp ground white pepper and 2 tbsp coriander roots or stems to a rough paste. Mix with 10 ½ oz pork shoulder or loin, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar and leave for 10 minutes in the fridge.
10 minStep 2: Heat 3 tbsp vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium-low heat. Add 6 garlic cloves and fry, stirring, until pale gold and fragrant. Lift out with a slotted spoon onto kitchen paper; it crisps as it cools.
3 minStep 3: Turn the heat up to medium-high. Fry the pork in the garlic oil in one layer, turning once, until browned and caramelised at the edges and cooked through with no pink (160°F).
6 minStep 4: Pile the pork over 2 portions cooked jasmine rice, scatter over the crisp garlic and serve with ½ cucumber and 2 tbsp nam pla prik (chilli in fish sauce).
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 640 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does moo tod kratiem (Thai garlic pepper pork) take?
- About 22 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
- What can I use instead of light soy sauce?
- Tamari, same amount (gluten free).
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