Thai Pork Sates
The recipe for Thai Pork Sates is very easy to prepare. This flavorful dish is perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb fillet of pork
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1/4 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- salt
- 3 tbsp peanut oil
for thai peanut sauce
- 4 oz finely cut desiccated coconut
- 4 oz salted peanuts
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tbls sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- salt
for thai cucumber relish
- 1/2 cucumber peeled
- 2 tbsp shallots or spring onions 1/2 hot green chilli very thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Cut the pork into 5 mm (1/4 in) thick slices, then cut each slice into 25 mm x 5 cm (1 x 2 in) rectangles. Place the pork strips in a bowl and add the curry, coriander, turmeric, cayenne pepper and salt.
- Wet your hands and gently knead the spices into the meat, adding 5 ml (1 tsp) each of peanut oil and water to help work in the spice mixture. Knead again. Cover the bowl and leave for 2 hours.
- To make Thai peanut sauce, put the desiccated coconut in a bowl and add 300 ml (10 fl oz) water. Knead for 3. minutes. Strain the coconut through a fine sieve, pressing the coconut milk - about 250 ml (8 fl oz) - into a bowl with a wooden spoon.
- Grind the peanuts coarsely, using a clean electric coffee grinder. Add the turmeric, curry, cayenne pepper and sugar to the coconut milk and cook over a medium heat, stirring, until the sauce comes to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and add the ground peanuts. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the lemon juice and salt to taste. Remove the sauce from the heat and cool.
- To make Thai cucumber relish, cut the cucumber in half lengthways and then cut each half into very thin slices. Put the sliced cucumber in a bowl. Add the thinly sliced shallots or spring onions and green chilli, lemon juice and sugar. Chill until ready to serve.
- To grill the pork sates, thread 8 thin metal or bamboo skewers with 4 pieces of pork each. The skewer enters the meat 2-3 times, like a needle threading through cloth.
- Heat the grill without the grid to high. Brush the grid and the pork sates with peanut oil and grill 10 cm (4 in) from the heat, turning frequently, until the sates are cooked through - 4—6 minutes on each side. Serve 2 skewers per person. Garnish each plate with Thai peanut sauce and cucumber relish.
Calories: 787 kcal
Carbohydrates: 23 g
Protein: 33 g
Fat: 64g
Saturated Fat: 24 g
Cholesterol: 102 mg
Sodium: 210 mg
Potassium: 845 mg
Fiber: 6 g
Sugar: 13 g
Vitamin A: 107 IU
Vitamin C: 7 mg
Calcium: 70 mg
Iron: 3 mg