Prahok Ktis – Pork and Coconut Dip

Name: Prahok Ktis – Pork and Coconut Dip
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 1 lb ground pork; 1 cup coconut milk; 3 tbsp prahok; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 cloves garlic; 2 shallots; 2 chiles; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp fish sauce; Juice of 1 lime; Garnish cilantro

A Cambodia dinner. Ready in about 50 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

30 minPrep (about)
20 minCook (about)
50 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 17 people +

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Main ingredient

4 ¼ lb ground pork

Fresh & other

4 ¼ cups coconut milk
¾ cup + 2 ½ tsp prahok
17 cloves garlic
9 shallots
9 chiles Shopping tip: Fresno or jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye or serrano for hot.
¼ cup brown sugar
Juice of 1 lime
Garnish cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.

Sauces & oils

½ cup + 1 ½ tsp vegetable oil
½ cup + 1 ½ tsp fish sauce

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Heat ½ cup + 1 ½ tsp vegetable oil in a big pan over medium-high heat till shimmering, about 1 minute, 2.
Add 17 cloves minced garlic plus 9 finely chopped shallots to the pan, stirring the whole time until it smells good and lightly golden, 2-3 minutes, 3.
Tip: Keep heat medium.
Do it to prevent burning—garlic turn bitter if overcooked, 4.
Add 4.2 lb ground pork to the pan, breaking it up with a spoon.
Heat until no pink remains, 5-7 minutes.
Stir in ¾ cup + 2 ½ tsp prahok.
Heat for 1 min to blend the flavors, mashing it a bit into the pork, 6.
Pour in 4 ¼ cups coconut milk.
Turn the heat down to medium-low.
Simmer for 10 min until the mixture thickens slightly.
Stir to mix, 7.
Tip: Simmer to avoid curdling your coconut milk—a steady bubble is ideal.
Add 2 minced Thai chilies, ¼ cup palm sugar and ½ cup + 1 ½ tsp fish sauce, about 2 minutes.
Stir until the sugar dissolves, 9.
Remove the pan from heat.
Stir in ½ cup + 1 ½ tsp lime juice, mixing well, 10.
Tip: Add lime juice off heat.
Do it to preserve its fresh, flavor without cooking it out, 11.
Move the dip to a serving bowl.
Top with 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro, 12.
Let the dip cool for 5 min before serving to let the flavors to meld.