Cookbook:Sweet Pork Condiment

Sweet pork condiment (Thai: หมูหวาน) is a popular Thai food served with other kinds of foods such as chili paste, fried rice, and hot glutinous rice. It's very delicious.

Ingredients

 * 1 tablespoon brown sugar
 * ½ cup light soy sauce
 * 5 tablespoons palm sugar
 * 3 tablespoons water
 * 3 tablespoons fish sauce
 * 350 g (0.77 lb) pork shoulder, neck, or belly

Procedure

 * 1) Mix the light soy sauce and sugar together in a bowl. Add pork and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 36–48 hours, in order to maintain the quality and the taste of the pork.
 * 2) Steam the pork over boiling water for about 20 minutes. After the steaming is finished, let the pork rest for about 10 minutes.
 * 3) Slice the pork into pieces.
 * 4) Put the palm sugar into a pan, and stir it over a low heat until it melts. Simmer until the sugar browns. Add fish sauce and water all together.
 * 5) Add the pork to the sauce, and mix well to coat.
 * 6) Simmer the pork in the sauce for about 5–10 minutes, then mix the pork and the sauce together.