Friday, April 18, 2008

Moo Prik Yuak - Pork in Capsicum



This plate is good with soft or even spicy dishes.

Ingredients:

6-8 Capsicums
290g Pork Mince
1/2 Teaspoon ground pepper
1 Teaspoon Oyster Sauce
3 Teaspoons Soy Sauce
1 Teaspoon Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
2 Cloves Garlic
2 Teaspoons Corn Starch 
2 Tablespoons Coriander Leaves
2 Tablespoons Kaffir Lime Leaves
2 Tablespoons Oil
2-3 Tablespoons Water

Preparation:


I used 8 capsicums.

Wash the capsicums.

Cut the top just about half way.

Gently slice down and leave 1 inch at the end.


Remove the seeds and set aside.

Place mince in a large bowl.

This oyster brand is best for me, most of their products are vegetarian.

Add 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce.


I added 2 teaspoons of soy sauce of this brand.


And another teaspoon of this brand.

Garlic - peel and cut into half.

Crush and add to the bowl.

Then add 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper. In the picture I added white ground pepper instead of black, I reckon it smells better with black pepper. 

1 teaspoon brown sugar.

You can add corn starch before coriander.

Coriander - wash and chop.

Add to the bowl.

2 teaspoons of corn starch. I used to add Kao Bie instead of pork mince (it's raw sticky rice which has been soaked till soft, then finely crushed + eggs instead of corn starch). The result from using sticky rice is so much better than pork mince + corn starch. Also, BBQ them instead of cooking in oil. 


Kaffir lime - wash and cut the hard bit off.




Slice thinly.


The thinner the better the smell you'll get. This is what I've heard, and you'll see lot of Thai dishes have very finely slice kaffir lime leaves.

Add to the bowl.

Then add 2-3 tablespoons of water.

Mix all the ingredients by hand.


Fill in all capsicums.


Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in medium to low heat. When the oil is getting hot, add capsicums facing down first. Cook until the meat turns very brown, this might take about 4-5 minutes. Then turn to the left, right and the back side - cook the sides about 3 minutes or until they turn brown. 
(Sorry didn't have the right pictures for this step)


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