How To : Grilled Pork Salad | Moo Nam Tok

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides umami flavor while being lower in calories.

pork tenderloin

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Sunflower seeds offer similar crunch and flavor.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier and more versatile.

Marinate pork butt in thin soy sauce, seasoning soy sauce, oyster sauce, and MSG.

Add lime juice, chili powder, toasted rice powder, fish sauce, sugar, and roasted chili paste to the marinade and mix well.

Let the pork marinate for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat grill to medium-high heat.

Remove pork from marinade and grill until cooked through, about 6-8 minutes per side.

Let the pork rest before slicing thinly against the grain.

In a large bowl, combine chopped cilantro, mint, sliced banana shallot, and chopped green onion.

Add the grilled pork slices to the herb mixture.

Garnish with fried dried chilies before serving.

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