NAM PRIK ONG (PORK WITH CHILLI SAUCE)

Ingredients:
Minced pork - 500 gms
Small shallots - 6
Dried chilli- 100 gms
Tomatoes - 4 (chopped)
Sugar - 8 tsp
Fish sauce - 8 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Coriander roots - 15
Coriander leaves

For the cucumber sauce:
Cucumber - 200 gms
Shallots - 2 Small chilli - 1
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Water - 350 ml
White vinegar - 4 ttbsp
Sugar - 4 tbsp

Method:

For the cucumber salad:

• Peel the cucumber and cut lengthways into fine strips.
• Chop the shallots and the chilli, and mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a salad bowl.
• Leave to rest for 20 minutes.

For the pork with chilli sauce:

• Soak the chilli in water for twenty minutes and drain.
• Next, chop with the shallots and coriander stalks using a food blender. Beat well.
• if the mixture is too dry, add a little water until it becomes like a paste or thick sauce.
• Heat the oil in a wok over a very high flame, add the prepared chilli paste, and stir fry for less than a minute.
• Now add the pork and chopped tomatoes.
• Stir fry for one more minute.
• Finally, add the sugar and the fish sauce and continue frying for a further four to five minutes, until the meat is cooked.

Presentation: 

• Serve in individual dishes, decorate with coriander leaves and accompany with the cucumber salad.