Description
Northern Thailand's iconic pork belly curry. Influenced by Myanmar, it uses no coconut milk, relying instead on copious ginger, garlic, tamarind, and a sweet-salty soy base.
Restaurants serving Gaeng Hung Lay
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork belly block
- Ginger (Lots
- julienned)
- Tamarind
- Garlic(Whole cloves)
- Hung Lay powder
Instructions
- Marinate pork belly with Hung Lay powder and soy sauce.
- Sauté onion/garlic, add pork.
- Braise with julienned ginger and tamarind.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Ginger、Tamarind、Peanuts
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pork Kakuni (texture sub), Curry powder
Pairing
Khao Niao(Sticky rice)
Trivia
[Difference] Entirely distinct from Southern coconut curries. It stars ginger spice and pork fat sweetness, akin to a 'curried Japanese Kakuni'.
Eating tips & etiquette
Dip hand-rolled sticky rice into the sweet-savory, tamarind-tart pork fat gravy.
Allergen
Pork, Soy, Wheat