Sai Ua-Style Pork and Lemongrass Patties with Nam Jim Jaew
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Ingredients
- 450 g pork mince
- 3 lemongrass stalks, finely chopped
- 4 kaffir lime leaves
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp dried red chilli flakes
- 1 fresh lime
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 271 kcal
- Protein
- 22.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 8.8 g
- of which sugars
- 4.1 g
- Fat
- 16.1 g
- of which saturates
- 5.7 g
- Fibre
- 1.6 g
- Salt
- 1.96 g
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Method
- 1
Crush the garlic and finely shred the kaffir lime leaves.
- 2
Mix the pork mince with the lemongrass, garlic, shredded lime leaves and half the fish sauce until well combined.
- 3
Shape into small flat patties.
- 4
Fry the patties in a little oil over a medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes each side until browned and cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 5
Mix the remaining fish sauce, chilli flakes, lime juice and palm sugar to make the nam jim jaew dipping sauce.
- 6
Serve the patties with the dipping sauce and sticky rice.
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