The Farmer in Cambodia love this Cambodian Grill Lemongrass Pork Paste food and everyone in Cambodia know what it is. You have to adjust the recipe to your taste with lemongrass kreoung (paste) and sour flavor.
Cambodian Grill Lemongrass Pork Paste
The Farmer in Cambodia love this Cambodian Grill Lemongrass Pork Paste food and everyone in Cambodia know what it is. You have to adjust the recipe to your taste with lemongrass kreoung (paste) and sour flavor.
2
servings30
minutes40
minutes464
kcal1
hour10
minutesIngredients
1 cup ground pork
4 tablespoon mix lemongrass paste
1 1/2 cup any kind of mushroom you like (minced)
2 tablespoon Tamarind powder or Krasong or young Tamarind leaves
2 tablespoon good Khmer Prohok paste
1 tablespoon chicken powder base (Like Knorr)
Chopped chilies to your taste
MSG optional but it helps with this kind of food
1/2 cup Minced holy basil
Directions
- In a dip mortar pestle pound the lemongrasses with everything to paste then add the ground pork to it make sure you have a spoon to stir it around
- Now add korr chicken, MSG, tamarind powder or krasong of your choice stir everything with a spoon
- Add chilies, and last add the Prahok holy basil and mix it very well.
- Tear out a big piece of foil or banana leaves of you have it, spoon the Kop Prohok mixture put it in a center and fold it to close both side whatever work for you.
- You can steam kop prohok in a bowl like Amok, but it is better to grill it on a gas grill or bake in the oven at 350 degree for 35 minutes or until the pork meat is done (depend on how big you wrap it).
Recipe Video
Notes
- Serve Kop Prohok with rice and green vegetables the best one is green tamarind and green mango
- Lemongrass paste (with Lemongrass, galangal, krachai, garlic, turmeric, and kaffir lime leave)
Nutrition Facts
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 464kcal
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Cholesterol: 122mg
- Sodium: 1570mg
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 4g
- Sugar: 20g
- Protein: 53g
