So it’s no secret that I’m leaving the Army in a few months. Still working on, you know, a plan and all but lately some BIG things have been happening and we’ve got some tentative stuff in the works. There’s a couple directions it could go, so I won’t jinx anything, but if everything works out we’ll be embarking on something pretty badass. Well, I think so at least.
Enough of that! Let’s talk about this dish. I confess I was inspired by a recipe from a book called “Campfire Cuisine” for a Thai marinade…except I nixed all the brown sugar, added a bunch of chilies, and threw it all in the Crock because I’m way too lazy to build a fire. I’m seriously contemplating getting a second crock pot because I could easily live off giant cuts of pork stewed in the Crock all winter. I was only sorry I couldn’t fit more meat in there this time around because this recipe is just so…EASY. Just so…EFFING DELICIOUS. The coconut-drenched pork just melts in your mouth. You get a nice bite from the fish sauce, too…fish sauce is an ingredient I’m still learning to use (you can make a dish terrible pretty quick with too much or too little) and just enough heat to keep you warm on a cold winter day (the high yesterday was 17, y’all…).
INGREDIENTS
**Printable Recipe**
3-4 lbs Pork Loin
1 can Coconut Milk
2 T Fish Sauce
1 T Fresh Grated Ginger
Juice of 1 Lime
1 t Salt
Handful of Chiles
INSTRUCTIONS
Place your pork in the crock pot, then add the coconut milk, fish sauce, and seasonings. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
How exciting! Big changes are scary, but energizing too! This looks great. I did just get a 2nd crock pot – I did baked apples in one and a big beef roast in the other. YUM! A whopping 9 here this morning. Not happy…..
Sorry for dumb questions….but what are those grape-looking things? And when you say chili, what kind of chili did you use? dry, fresh, thai chili, jalapeno? Thank you, it looks amazing!
No worries! There are no dumb questions
Those are the red chilies I used…I just left them in the sauce (don’t eat them, though!). I used dried habaneros but any kind is fine.
Goodness!!! Just ate some and it’s seriously the BEST pork dish I have ever tasted! It’s so tender and flavorful!! Thank you SO much for sharing
Thank you!!!!