Spiced Sweet Pork หมูหวาน.

Spiced Sweet Pork หมูหวาน

Thai dinners are true reflections of Thai flavours, there will always be a variety of different dishes to balance each other. Almost always there'll be a spicy fiery dish, a sweet mild dish, suitable for children and the elderly (a 3 generation household is the norm not an exception in Thailand), a vegetable dish or a salad. 

This sweet pork dish is usually served to balance out strong flavours. It'll probably never going to be served alone.

Try this along side a hot curry, a basil stir fried dish or the more fiery papaya salad.

Always eaten with rice.

Use pestle and mortar to grind,

-1tbsp coriander seeds, with

-1tsp peppercorns.

Leave aside until needed.

In a large saucepan, fry

-4 sliced shallots,

-3 cloves chopped garlic.

Cook, stirring until the shallots have softened, add

-700g sliced pork fillets (around 2-3cm chunks),add

-coriander mixture,

-1tsp sesame oil,

-2tbsp oyster sauce,

-2tbsp soy sauce,

-400-500ml chicken stock or water.

Leave to simmer for around 30 minutes or until the sauce has reduced considerably. Add more liquid if you need to, the pork needs to be soft and melting.

Turn the heat up high, add

-2tbsp brown sugar.

Cook, stirring until almost all the liquid is gone.

Adjust seasoning.

Sprinkle with spring onions to serve.

(I added chillies purely for aesthetic reasons)