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How To Marinate Ground Pork Thai Style
This recipe is the ultimate Thai marinade for ground or minced pork. You can use it to flavor dumpling and deep-fried wontons fillings, Thai style pork balls (which are often in Thai soups), or even the pork in Thai pork toasts.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cilantro roots (rinsed)
- 1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns
- 1 head garlic (peeled)
- 10.6 ounces ground pork
- 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 pinch sugar
Instructions
- 1
Finely pound the cilantro roots with a pestle in a mortar.
- 2
Once the cilantro roots are finely pounded, add the white peppercorns and continue to pound.
- 3
Add the garlic and pound until everything is well-mixed and fine. Scoop the mixture off the mortar and set aside.
- 4
In a mixing bowl, add the soy sauce, sugar, and saam gler mixture to the ground pork.
- 5
Use your hand to mix all the ingredients together and let sit for at least 10 minutes.