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Sweet Pork Condiment

Thai dish with brown sugar, light soy sauce, palm sugar.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ cup light soy sauce
  • 5 tablespoons palm sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 350 g pork shoulder

Steps

  1. Mix the light soy sauce and sugar together in a bowl.
  2. Add the pork and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 36–48 hours to maintain the quality and taste of the pork.
  3. Steam the pork over boiling water for about 20 minutes.
  4. After the steaming is finished, let the pork rest for about 10 minutes.
  5. Slice the pork into pieces.
  6. Put the palm sugar into a pan, and stir it over a low heat until it melts.
  7. Simmer until the sugar browns.
  8. Add the fish sauce and water all together.
  9. Add the pork to the sauce.
  10. Mix well to coat.
  11. Simmer the pork in the sauce for about 5–10 minutes.
  12. Mix the pork and the sauce together.

Adapted from “Sweet Pork Condiment”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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