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Thai Lemongrass Pork

Name: Thai Lemongrass Pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 500 gram pork (tenderloin, pork belly, or pork shoulder), cut into strips; 2 lemongrass, white parts only, thinly sliced; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground pepper; 2 tablespoon oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1-2 tablespoon red chilies (bird eye, cayenne, or Fresno), seeded and sliced; 4 tablespoon toasted peanuts, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 2 teaspoon coconut palm sugar; 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro; steamed white rice or lightly boiled vermicelli

Last updated: Jul 8, 2020 — Published: Jun 10, 2014 — By: Anita — 11 comments

Quick and delicious pork stir-fried with lemongrass, scallions, garlic, chili, fish sauce, palm sugar, and nuts. Perfect for a light meal with rice or vermicelli.

The days are longer now and we are quickly approaching summer. Days like these are best accompanied by light and refreshing meals that are quick to prepare and cook, such as this Thai lemongrass pork.

This light and refreshing dish with a hint of citrus from lemongrass and crunch and nuttiness from peanut is the perfect summer dish. It goes well with steamed white rice or vermicelli. You can even create a filling salad using seasonal vegetables! ♥

Ingredients for Thai lemongrass pork

We will need pork, lemongrass, scallions, garlic, red chilies, cilantro, peanuts, fish sauce, coconut palm sugar, salt, and pepper.

Please select pork cuts that are suitable for stir fry. I use pork tenderloin, but you can also use pork belly or pork shoulder.

For the red chilies, you can use bird eye chilies, cayenne, or Fresno. You can even use dried red chilies if you are out of fresh chilies.

Use toasted/roasted peanuts whenever possible, but don’t worry if you need to substitute with cashew nuts, almonds, or walnuts.

(1) Mix pork with lemongrass, scallions, salt, and pepper. (2) Sauté pork mixture until no longer pink. (3) Add garlic and red chilies. (4) Add fish sauce, coconut palm sugar, and chopped nuts.

How to cook Thai lemongrass pork

Start by mixing pork, lemongrass, scallions, salt, and pepper. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.

Heat oil in a wok/frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté pork mixture until the pork is no longer pink, about 2 minutes.

Add garlic and chilies. Stir to mix and continue cooking for another 2 minutes, or until the pork is fully cooked and tender.

Add chopped peanuts, fish sauce, and palm sugar. Toss to mix.

Turn off the heat. Transfer the dish to a serving plate. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro. Serve with steamed white rice or lightly boiled vermicelli.

Thai lemongrass pork with chopped cilantro garnish.

Some ideas on serving this dish

Most of the time, I serve this with steamed rice or lightly boiled vermicelli.

If you don’t wish for a heavy meal, you can create a filling salad with a fresh mix of seasonal vegetables topped with some Thai lemongrass pork.

You can also try making Vietnamese rolls using the pork as the main ingredients. Or perhaps make some appetizer with some lettuce wraps and filled with this lemongrass pork.