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August 2003

"Mam Ruoc Kho Sa"
(Pork and Shrimp Lemongrass)
(Serves 2-4)


Ingredients:

    1 pork tenderloin, cubed in small pieces (fat removed from tenderloin before cutting)
    4 stalks lemongrass chopped fine (store bought lemongrass in jar)
    4 Tablespoon vegetable oil
    1-2 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes
    4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
    12 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut into small pieces
    2 Tablespoons Asian shrimp sauce (or anchovy paste) mixed with ¼ cup water
    2 Tablespoons coarsely chopped roasted unsalted peanuts
    1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
    1 can sliced waterchestnuts, drained
    ½ cup Sharwoods Lemongrass Stir-fry sauce for thicker sauce

  1. Cut pork in small cubes and set aside. Heat oil, red pepper flakes, and garlic together in a large skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add pork, increase heat to medium-high, and stir-fry until no longer pink, 1-2 minutes. Add shrimp sauce and cook, stirring often, until meat browns, 8-10 minutes. Add lemongrass and shrimp and stir-fry until shrimps are pink and cooked through. Add 1-2 teaspoons water, scraping browned bits with a spoon. Add Sharwood's Lemongrass sauce for thicker sauce. Stir in waterchestnuts and then peanuts. Remove from heat.

  2. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Garnish with cucumber slices and serve with steamed rice, if you like.

Note: I double recipe. If you can't find shrimp sauce substitute anchovy paste.

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