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!

Monday 5 September 2016

Ginger and Mushroom Stir Fried Pork หมูสับผัดขิง.



Ginger and Mushroom Stir Fried Pork หมูสับผัดขิง.

A healthy and quick dinner generously seasoned with aromatic, spicy and warming ginger. A simple stir fried but extremely flavourful, comforting and should only be served along side steaming hot and perfumed Jasmine Thai rice. The meat used is pork fillet, which I have roughly minced to increase the surface area ensuring maximum exposure to flavours.

Serves 4.

   For the Vegetables.
-6cm thinly sliced ginger.
-2 cloves chopped garlic.
-200g sliced mushrooms.
-1 sliced onion.
-2-3 chopped chillies.
-3-4 sliced spring onions.

   For the pork.
-500g pork fillet thinly sliced or minced.

   For the sauce.
In a bowl, put in
-1/2tsp caster sugar,
-2tbsp soy sauce,
-2tbsp oyster sauce,
-1tbsp black soy sauce,
-1tsp fish sauce.
Mix well and leave aside.

In a wok, on high heat, with a tablespoon of vegetable oil, stir fry 
-ginger,
-garlic.
Cook, stirring occasionally until the ginger have softened, add
-the pork.
Stir fry until the pork is almost cooked through, add
-mushrooms,
-onion,
-chillies,
-the sauce.
Mix well to combine.
Once the pork is cook through, stir through
-spring onions.
Taste and adjust the seasoning.

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