Thai-Style Ground Pork Skewers

Street-style garlicky Thai ground pork skewers with lots of sweet and savory umami flavor. These are excellent broiled or grilled and served over rice noodles with nuoc cham dipping sauce, on top of steamed rice with a fried egg, or in a sandwich with a slick of aioli and lots of fresh Thai herbs. Baking powder is traditional and gives the pork its signature bouncy texture.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 262 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 pounds ground pork
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• wooden skewers, soaked in water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Combine pork, sugar, fish sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix together thoroughly. Dissolve baking powder in 1 tablespoon water and blend completely into pork mixture. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Step 3

Thread a handful of pork mixture through a skewer using lightly oiled hands. Shape meat into a 1-inch-thick sausage around th skewer. Repeat with remaining pork and skewers.

Step 4

Grill skewers, turning as needed, until browned on all sides and no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Cut each sausage into bite-sized pieces before serving.