Mu bing pork skewers with fish sauce, palm sugar and condensed milk

Mu bing (or moo ping, mu ping) is a traditional Thai street food barbecue pork skewer. Sold by street vendors who cook the skewers over hardwood charcoal grills set out on the streets, mu bing is usually served with sticky rice and can be enjoyed for any meal of the day.

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  5

• prep

  15 minutes

• cook

  15 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 20 g coriander stems
• 50 g garlic cloves
• Salt, white pepper and black pepper, to season
• ½ cup (125 ml) sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tbsp palm sugar
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 kg pork neck, cut into bite sized pieces
• 20 bamboo skewers, soaked in water
• ½ tsp salt
• Coriander leaves, ground roasted rice, cooked sticky rice, banana leaf, to serve

Resting time: 1 minute

Marinating time: 30 minutes

Instructions

1. Pound the coriander stems, garlic, a generous pinch of salt, white and black pepper in a mortar and pestle to a fine paste, then transfer to a medium bowl. Add the condensed milk, palm sugar, soy sauces, oyster sauce, oil and pork neck pieces to the bowl and mix well to combine. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to marinate.
   
2. When ready to cook, heat a barbecue or chargrill pan over medium heat. Line a serving platter with banana leaf. Thread the marinated pork onto the soaked bamboo skewers. Grill the mu bing pork skewers for several minutes each side, or until cooked. Transfer the cooked skewers to the prepared serving platter.
   
3. Sprinkle the mu bing with coriander leaves and ground toasted rice. Serve with sticky rice.

Note 

• Mu bing is best served with sticky rice and a dipping sauce made with tamarind, fish sauce, chilli powder and roasted rice.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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