Recipe - Kha Mu (Pork Hocks With Galangal)

2 pound Pork hock
4 (up to)
5 tablespoon Chopped garlic
4 (up to)
5 tablespoon Kha (galangal); julienned
4 (up to)
5 tablespoon Rak phak chi (the stems and
roots of coriande or
cilantro; chopped)

SWEET SOY SAUCE
1 (up to)
2 tablespoon Palm sugar
Light soy sauce to taste
2 (up to)
3 Pieces star anise

Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 09:48:55 0700

From: "Colonel I. F. K. Philpott" colonel@korat1.vukorat.ac.th
This is a popular "snack", but it can form a course in Thai style dinner.
It could be made from any fairly fatty cut of pork, but is normally made
from the hocks and shanks of pork.

Cut the hocks into chunks the size of a small fist. Grill or barbeque or
braise them to seal the meat and crisp the outsides.

Finely chop the garlic, galangal, and other ingredients (except the star
anise and soy sauces) in a mortar and pestle or food processor, so they are
easily integrated into the gravy.

Put the other ingredients in a large pot, add the pork, then add enough
pork stock to cover the meat, and then add enough dark soy to produce a
rich coloration.

Bring to a boil, and boil for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to a light
simmer, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Taste and add sugar or light soy to adjust the flavor. Continue to simmer
until the meat is tender enough to fall apart when probed with a chop stick
(about 45 minutes). Add additional stock if the pot begins to dry out, but
allow the sauce to reduce to a thickish gravy. Stir occasionally to prevent
sticking.

Transfer to a large serving dish and serve with rice (warn the unwary not
to eat the star anise!)

Note: the pot should be large enough that when the ingredients and stock
are assembled at the start of boiling the pot is about half full to prevent
it boiling over.

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