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Thai garlic pepper pork in a white bowl
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5 from 10 votes

Thai Garlic Pepper Pork Recipe

Thai garlic pepper pork is an irresistible dish that is very easy to make and can be whipped up in 20 minutes! It's great with rice or porridge. Add cucumber slices to the combo and there you have the perfect dinner for any evening.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course, Main Dishes
Cuisine: Thai
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 395kcal
Author: Nart

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon white peppercorns
  • 2 ½ heads garlic pealed
  • 200 grams pork cut into pieces
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • ½ tablespoon oyster sauce
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon sweet soy sauce
  • 3 cilantro leaves for garnish
  • cucumber slices

Instructions

  • Add white peppercorns to the mortar
  • Pound with a pestle until fine.
  • Add garlic to the mortar.
  • Roughly pound the garlic while the pepper is still in the mortar.
  • Put the pork that has already been cut into pieces in a bowl and season with salt.
  • Add the pounded white peppercorns and garlic mixture.
  • Massage to mix everything with your hand for about a minute and set aside.
  • Set a pan over medium heat.
  • Add oil to the pan.
  • Fry the marinated pork in the pan.
  • Add soy sauce.
  • Continue to fry the pork for another few minutes or until done.

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Notes

  1. Don't replace whole white peppercorns with pepper powder. Pounded whole peppercorns give a much stronger scent than white pepper powder and that's what makes this dish delicious. 
  2. You can use any cut of pork you like. I recommend one with just a bit of fat or none at all.
  3. Don't omit the sweet soy sauce sauce because it keeps the pork moist and also adds a bit of saltiness and thickness to all the other ingredients that will coat the pork. 
  4. A lot of times we use sugar to round out the flavor of Thai dishes. But for Thai garlic pepper pork, it's better to use sweet soy sauce as it helps us achieve that nice dark brown color sugar won't.

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1045mg | Potassium: 441mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg