Myanmar Food
Fried Pork Strands
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork loin cut in 1½" pieces
- 1 tbs fish sauce
- 1 tbs vinegar
- 1 tbs chili powder
- ½ tbs turmeric powder
- 1 tbs sugar
- 2 tbs onion pounded
- 1 tbs garlic pounded
- 1 tsp ginger pounded
- 1½ cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- ½ tbs salt
How to cook
Marinate pork in a pot with fish sauce, salt,
ginger for 15 minutes. Add water and boil till pork
is tender and water evaporates. Place pork on a
separate plate and let cool. Pound the pork slightly
and break up into strands. Squeeze water of onion
and garlic onto pork strands. Add vinegar.
Cook oil. Add onion and garlic and stir till
golden. Add chili, turmeric and pork. Stir on slow
fire till pork is crispy. Add sugar and stir lightly
till sugar melts and is absorbed. Taste and adjust
for salt and sugar. Serves as a delicious dish to
accompany rice.
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