Thai Cuisine: Stir-fried Pork Belly with Bamboo Shoots, the recipe.

Today I am going to tell you about the recipe of Miss Sao, my friend, who comes from the south of Thailand and precisely near Phuket. Her dishes are very spicy but extremely tasty and delicious. I really like how she prepares Thai food.

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Ingredients

– 100 grams young bamboo shoots, chopped;
– 170 grams thick pork belly (not the breakfast kind, so to speak), chopped;
– 4 lemongrass stalks, finely chopped;
– 12 chili peppers, finely chopped;
– 4 shallots: finely chopped;
– 5 garlic cloves: finely chopped;
– 1 small turmeric: finely chopped;
– Lemon leaves, core removed and chopped;
– Olive oil;
– Fish sauce, shrimp paste, monosodium glutamate, seasoning powder, sugar, pepper.

Preparation

First combine the shallot, garlic, lemongrass, chilli and turmeric in a blender (or if you have time and energy in a moratio) until you get a puree.
Put the oil in a saucepan and then add the blended mixture on top and fry it until it becomes golden and fragrant (this takes about 4-6 minutes).

Then continue to add 1/2 tablespoon of shrimp paste and mix evenly and then add the bacon, it takes about ten minutes until the meat is almost cooked, then add 1/2 teaspoon of MSG, 1/3 teaspoon of seasoning powder and mix some more.

Now add the bamboo shoots and stir by hand. Since there is water in the bamboo shoots, which is released during cooking, there is no need to add water. Stir-fry for 5-8 minutes, check if the seasoning is right, and add a little fish sauce and sugar (depending on your taste) to suit your home taste. At the same time, add chopped lemon leaves on top.

Continue to simmer for another 5 minutes to complete the dish. Pour into a dish and sprinkle with a pinch of pepper.

The dish is ready and this is how it should look:

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