I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Wednesday 7 September 2016

Asian Spiced Sweet Pork หมูหวานอบเชย.


Asian Spiced Sweet Pork หมูหวานอบเชย.

A dark, sultry, sweet and savoury pork dinner. Deliciously rich and sticky, having benefited from a long, slow cooking process. The preparation time, however, is barely 10 minutes and ingredients are easily sourced. The smell is mouth-wateringly aromatic and is a perfect dish to accompany the spicy coconut broth. It's incredibly rich and flavourful and should only be served with rice...

Serves 4.

In a wok, with a tablespoon of vegetable oil, fry
-5 sliced shallots,
-3 cloves chopped garlic,
-a small bunch of coriander,
-2 star anise,
-1 cinnamon stick.
Cook, stirring occasionally until the onions have softened, add
-600g sliced pork shoulder steaks,
-pinch of salt/ white pepper.
Stir well to coat the meat in the spices.
Continue to cook until the pork pieces have taken on colour, add
-2tbsp oyster sauce,
-2tbsp soy sauce,
-1tbsp dark soy sauce,
-2tsp sesame oil,
-500ml water or stock,
-4 boiled eggs (optional).
Leave to simmer gently for around 1 hours. Stirring occasionally.
(After about 45 minutes into the cooking time, add 2tbsp brown or palm sugar).

It should taste sweet and salty.
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