Alina's Nam Prik Ong

Nam prik ong is a spicy Thai dip/paste made with pork and tomatoes. It can be served with an assortment of fresh vegetables or sticky rice!

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Nam Prik Ong
By Alina

Ingredients

Paste:

• 150 g minced pork
• 120 g cherry tomatoes
• 5 sun dried chilies
• 2 Tbsp shallot
• 2 Tbsp garlic
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp galangal
• 2 stalks lemongrass
• 1 tsp dry bean paste or 1 tsp vegan shrimp paste

Seasoning:

• 1 Tbsp palm sugar
• 2 Tbsp fish sauce
• 1/2 cup water

Directions

Grind the chilies, shallot, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, and dry bean paste or vegan shrimp paste in a mortar and pestle (you can also use a food processor if you do not have a mortar and pestle). Then heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the paste mixture and let it warm up for about a minute. Then add the minced pork, cherry tomatoes, and seasoning ingredients. Cook until meat is cooked through and tomatoes are soft.