Photos of Thai Ma Haw (Minced Meat Relish) Recipe
How to Make Thai Ma Haw (Minced Meat Relish)
A famed appetizer, this Thai ma haw combines sweet and salty flavors for tasty minced meat relish. Pineapple and orange are topped with seasoned pork.
Ingredients
- ½ pineapple, hard skin trimmed away
- 1 orange, peel and white pith cut away and discarded
- 1 tbsp cilantro roots, minced, plus cilantro leaves for garnish
- 1 tbsp garlic, chopped
- ¼ tsp white peppercorns, about 10
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 oz ground pork, (113 g)
- 2 oz shrimp, (56 g) about ¼ cup finely chopped, peeled and deveined
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- ½ cup soft palm sugar
- 2½ tbsp roasted peanuts, chopped
- ⅓ cup fried shallots
- 2 tbsp red bell pepper, or red jalapeño pepper, finely minced
Instructions
- Cut the hard center core out of the pineapple and discard.
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Cut the pineapple into bite-sized triangle-shaped pieces that are about ¼-inch thick.
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Cut the orange in half lengthwise and cut the halves into ½-inch thick slices.
- Arrange fruit on a serving platter and set aside.
- Pound the cilantro roots, garlic, and peppercorns in a mortar and pestle until you have a fine paste, set aside.
- Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat.
- When the oil is hot, add the pork and cilantro root mixture and stir-fry until the meat is no longer pink.
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Add the shrimp and continue to cook for 2 minutes until it is opaque white.
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Turn contents of wok out into a small bowl. Return the wok to the stove.
- Combine the fish sauce and palm sugar and cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
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Add the peanuts and continue to cook and stir for 5 minutes until the mixture has thickened and is golden brown.
- Drain off the fat from the pork mixture and discard.
- Return the pork mixture to the wok and stir to combine with fish sauce mixture.
- Remove from heat, add the fried shallots, and stir to combine.
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Top each piece of fruit with a small amount of the pork mixture, garnish with minced red pepper and cilantro leaves.
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Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 39g
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- Calcium: 103mg
- Calories: 421kcal
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
- Fat: 17g
- Fiber: 5g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 600mg
- Protein: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Sodium: 1780mg
- Vitamin A: 395IU
- Vitamin C: 107mg
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