KHAO TOM MOO SAP

Ingredients:

• 1 2-inch piece of ginger (fresh ginger, peeled and sliced)
• 8 red shallots (4 finely chopped, 4 thinly sliced)
• 2 lemongrass stalks (cut diagonally into wedges)
• 2 green onions (cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 4 cilantro sprigs/cilantro leaves (chopped)
• 4 cups Thai jasmine rice (cooked)
• 1 Thai hot chili (thinly sliced)
• 2 cloves of garlic (finely minced)
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 4 ounces ground pork loin
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 4 cups of water

Preparation:

1. Start by peeling and slicing the red shallots very thinly. Booking
2. Then you're going to fry them to use as a topping on the finished soup.
3. Now peel a section of fresh ginger and cut about 10 very thin slices
4. You are going to chop some shallots, a Thai hot chili and very fine garlic
5. Also chop the cilantro and cut the green onion
6. Squeeze enough lemon so you have about 2 tablespoons
7. Cut the lemongrass stems into 2 or 3 pieces
8. And now heat half a cup of vegetable oil in a pan
9. There you are going to add the sliced ​​shallots and fry over low heat until golden and crispy
10. Then add a small amount of oil to the bottom of the soup pot, just enough to cover the bottom
11. Fry the minced garlic and shallots for a few seconds
12. Add the ground pork and fry until fully cooked
13. Add water to the pot and let the soup begin to heat up
14. Add the lemongrass and ginger, saving a few slices of fresh ginger to use as a garnish
15. Let the soup boil for about 5 minutes
16. Then remove the lemongrass from the soup and add the parboiled rice
17. Add the green onion, chopped cilantro, fish sauce and lime juice
18. And let it boil for about 1 minute
19. After this time, turn off the heat and check the taste, since it should be a little acid and a little salty.
20. Finally, add the fried shallots on top. Garnish with a few slices of fresh ginger, coriander leaves, green onion and red chili. Serve immediately.

Notes: You can adjust the flavor as follows:

• If you want it more acidic, add more lime.
• If you want it more salty, add fish sauce.