Bai Sach Chrouk

Name: Bai Sach Chrouk
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 500g pork neck, very thinly sliced; 200ml coconut milk; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; steamed jasmine rice to serve; pickled vegetables and ginger broth to accompany

Cambodia

Sold by street vendors before dawn. Cambodians eat this before work or school — it is the city's alarm clock.

Grilled pork and rice — very thinly sliced pork marinated in coconut milk and garlic, grilled over charcoal and served on rice with pickled vegetables. Cambodia's most beloved breakfast.

Authentic Cambodia Bai Sach Chrouk recipe

Prep

8 hrs

Cook

10 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

435 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gpork neck, very thinly sliced

200mlcoconut milk

4 clovesgarlic, crushed

2 tbspfish sauce

1 tspsugar

steamed jasmine riceto serve

pickled vegetables and ginger brothto accompany

Method

Marinate pork in coconut milk, garlic, fish sauce and sugar overnight.

Grill over charcoal until slightly charred, about 3-4 minutes.

Serve over rice with pickled vegetables and a small bowl of clear ginger broth.

Chef's Tip

The charcoal grill marks are part of the dish — gas grilling produces a paler, less flavoured result.

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