Thai-Inspired Peanut Pork

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Servings: 4 – 6 servings · Prep 15 min · Cook 2 hr 15 min · Total 2 hr 30 min

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Pork slow-cooked in the oven in a peanut and coconut sauce.

Preheat the oven to 170C/325F (fan). Then heat in a large casserole pan on a high heat until hot:

1 tbsp sunflower oil

Add and brown on all sides:

1 kg (2.2 lbs) diced lean pork shoulder

It takes about 6-8 minutes.

Turn down to a medium heat and add the onions:

1 onion peeled and chopped

Cook for 5 minutes, moving around the pan regularly, until the onions soften.

Add and stir:

2 tbsp. ground coriander

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp garlic salt

Add:

300 ml (1 1/4 cups) chicken/veg stock use vegetable bouillon for gluten-free

400 ml (14 oz) can full-fat coconut milk

2 heaped tbsp peanut butter check if you need it to be gluten-free, it usually is though

2 tbsp fish sauce

Stir and bring to a gentle simmer.

Then place a lid on the pan and place in the oven. Cook for 90 minutes to 2 hours until the pork falls apart tender. Check a couple of times in the last hour. If it looks a little dry, stir in a splash of water.

Once the pork is tender, remove from the oven and stir in:

juice of 1 lime

Then add:

100 g (1 cup) beansprouts these can be fresh, or canned beansprouts that have been drained

Stir and place back in the oven for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and stir. Serve over boiled rice, garnished with fresh coriander:

boiled rice

fresh coriander cilantro – roughly torn

Add some chopped fresh chillies and/or dried chilli flakes for a bit of heat:

green chillies I use Fresno chillies, chopped

chili flakes

steamed tenderstem broccoli (optional)

Citations

Nicky's Kitchen Sanctuary · Thai Style Peanut Pork Recipe: https://www.kitchensanctuary.com/thai-style-peanut-pork-broccoli/
Saveur · Muu Satay (Thai Pork Satay): https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Muu-Satay-Thai-Pork-Satay/
X · @Foodworld162154: https://x.com/Foodworld162154/status/2100147175992996323
web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Thai+Style+Peanut+Pork+recipe

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Reference: Thai Food by David Thompson (2002). Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2002 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-1580084628.

We put this together for personal use. See the citations. This is not a cookbook reprint.