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Moo Ping

Name: Moo Ping
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1.5 lb pork shoulder, sliced thin in strips; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro stems; 3 tablespoons coconut milk; 2 tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 teaspoon white pepper; 12 bamboo skewers, soaked 30 minutes

หมูปิ้ง

Sweet and garlicky grilled pork skewers, a classic Thai street breakfast with sticky rice.

Serves 4

Prep 20 min

Cook 12 min

Moo Ping — Photo: Phoebus 28, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

1.5 lb pork shoulder, sliced thin in strips
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro stems
3 tablespoons coconut milk
2 tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon white pepper
12 bamboo skewers, soaked 30 minutes

Steps

Step 1. Mix the garlic, cilantro stems, coconut milk, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and pepper. Toss with the pork and marinate for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
Step 2. Thread the pork onto the skewers.
Step 3. Grill over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes per side, until browned and cooked through (145°F) with no pink inside.
Step 4. Serve with sticky rice and a sweet chili sauce.

Where this recipe comes from

Yoribang Thai recipes, part two by Yoribang. License: Free to use. View the original (opens in a new tab)

More Yoribang write-ups of Thai dishes. Fish sauce, palm sugar, curry pastes, and coconut milk are sold at Asian grocery stores, as are galangal, makrut lime leaves, and Thai basil. Thai chilies are very hot, so add them a little at a time.