ISAAN PAPAYA SALAD WITH FRIED PORK BELLY
This is the style of papaya salad we make at home on our family rice farm in Isaan in northeastern Thailand. It's different from the Bangkok ''big city'' version: It's funkier and more pungent from the addition of fermented fish sauce and salted crab. Traditionally, the salad is eaten with grilled or fried meat. Here we pair it with pork belly; the crunch and tang of the salad cuts the heaviness of the pork and balances out the dish.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the som tom (papaya salad): Combine the chiles, garlic and palm sugar in a large mortar and bash with a pestle until it forms a coarse paste, 2 to 5 minutes. (You can also combine the ingredients in a medium bowl and use gloved hands to break, shred and mash the ingredients together.) Add the tomatoes, fermented fish sauce, fish sauce, tamarind juice and limes and mix well. Add the papaya, carrot and salted crab and mix gently.
- For the fried pork belly: Combine the fish sauce, sugar and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Add the pork and massage the ingredients into the meat. Refrigerate 15 to 30 minutes to marinate.
- Place the tempura flour in a large bowl. Coat the pork belly in the flour and place on a sheet pan fitted with a cooling rack. Pour oil to the depth of 1 to 2 inches into a large heavy skillet and place over medium to low heat. When hot, gently place the pork belly in the skillet and cook until golden brown and crispy, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Drain the pork briefly on a clean wire rack set over a sheet pan. Serve with the papaya salad.
STICKY BELLY PORK
By braising the meat first, then crisping it up quickly on the barbecue to finish, the meat stays really tender
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course
Time 4h25m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2, then sit the pork belly in a deep roasting dish. Mix the remaining ingredients with 1 tsp salt, then rub all over the pork. Cover, roast for 3 hrs, then uncover, slice the pork into 16 short, fat chops. Spoon over the sauce from the dish, then roast, uncovered, for another hour, turning the strips halfway. Cool, cover, then chill for up to 24 hours.
- About 15 mins before you are ready to barbecue, pop the pork into a low oven to melt the sauce making sure the strips are nicely coated in it. Barbecue, skin-side down first, to crisp up, then cook for just a few mins, turning, until heated through and the sauce is sticky.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 427 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Protein 34 grams protein, Sodium 0.82 milligram of sodium
CHILI LIME VINAIGRETTE DRESSING
I got this recipe from a lady who always serves it with a grilled salmon and leafy greens salad, using feta crumbles, red onions, and carrots. If you don't want it as spicy, you can cut back on the red pepper flakes but we love it just the way it is.
Provided by Amanda Sheumaker
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Salad Dressing Recipes Vinaigrette Dressing Recipes
Time 8h10m
Yield 62
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Whisk lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl until creamy and smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to 8 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 46.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 408.9 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
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