When I was in the army, we had training sessions in Thailand. In the nearest town to the army base, there was this stall selling BBQ pork on sticks. it's been more than 25 years since I've had that and i really missed that Thai BBQ pork, so I decided to try to make some on my own. Turned out quite good, and I'm seriously thinking of adding this to my menu.
I've got some off cuts of pork lying in the freezer, and it seemed like a good idea to use them to make this. The best cut of meat to make this is pork belly, but this marinade can be used on pork chops, chicken and even fish too.
Ingredients
500g mixed pork cuts
A handful of chopped coriander leaves
4 pieces of garlic, chopped
6cm young ginger, chopped
1 whole red chili, chopped
1.5 teaspoon of coriander powder
5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons fish sauce
4 tablespoons olive oil
The rind and juice of 2 key limes
Some dried chili flakes
Method
In a ziploc bag, mix everything up, leaving aside some of the chopped coriander leaves and dried chili flakes for garnish and let the meat sit in the bag to marinade for an hour
When the hour's up, on a smoking hot grill, sear the meat, lower the temperature and let it cook till it's done, basting it on and off with the remaining marinade.
When the meat's cooked, let it sit for 15 minutes before cutting into strips and garnish with the remaining coriander leaves and dried chili flakes.
I chose to serve this with a mushroom and garlic angel hair olio with some vegetables to make it a complete meal for tonight's dinner. This pork is so easy to make that even a kid can do it on his own, but there's nothing kiddy about the taste. Should I be having a BBQ anytime soon, this will surely be on the menu!
Enjoy!
