Issan-Style Spicy Thai Fried Pork Rind and Herb Salad
Issan-Style Spicy Thai Fried Pork Rind and Herb Salad is an Asian recipe that serves 4. For $1.66 per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 17g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 184 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. This recipe is liked by 58 foodies and cooks. Head to the store and pick up garlic, lime juice, scallions, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 10 minutes. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 51%, which is good. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Thai-Style Marinated Flank Steak and Herb Salad, Thai-Style Lobster and Herb Salad with Snap Peas and Salted Cucumber, and Thai-Style Pork And Pineapple Noodle Salad.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce (more or less to taste)
1 tablespoon brown sugar (more or less to taste)
1/2 cup fresh picked cilantro leaves
3 medium cloves garlic
1 tablespoon juice from 1 lime (more or less to taste)
Lime wedges, for serving
1/2 cup fresh picked mint leaves
1 cup mung bean sprouts, washed, trimmed, and dried
2 (1.75 ounces) packages unflavored fried pork rinds
1 small red onion, split in half from pole to pole and thinly sliced
2 teaspoons Thai red pepper flakes (more or less to taste, see note above)
1 roma tomato, split in half and thinly sliced
2 scallions, thinly sliced on a sharp bias
1 small green thai chili or 1/2 small Serrano chili, finely chopped
Equipment:
bowl
mortar and pestle
Cooking instruction summary:
Procedures 1 Place onions and scallions in a bowl, cover with cold water, add 6 ice cubes, and place in refrigerator until ready to use, at least 5 minutes. 2 Combine garlic, pepper flakes, and Thai chilies in a mortar and pestle and pound into a fine paste (see note above). Add sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice, and pound until the sugar is dissolved. Taste dressing and add more sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, or pepper flakes to taste. It should be strongly spicy, sweet, salty, and acidic. 3 Combine tomatoes, bean sprouts, pork rinds, mint, cilantro, and dressing in a large bowl and toss to combine. Carefully drain onions and scallions. Add to bowl and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
Step by step:
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2. Place onions and scallions in a bowl, cover with cold water, add 6 ice cubes, and place in refrigerator until ready to use, at least 5 minutes.
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4. Combine garlic, pepper flakes, and Thai chilies in a mortar and pestle and pound into a fine paste (see note above).
5. Add sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice, and pound until the sugar is dissolved. Taste dressing and add more sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, or pepper flakes to taste. It should be strongly spicy, sweet, salty, and acidic.
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7. Combine tomatoes, bean sprouts, pork rinds, mint, cilantro, and dressing in a large bowl and toss to combine. Carefully drain onions and scallions.
8. Add to bowl and toss to combine.
9. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
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