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Wing bean and pork salad

There's a legume that loves tropical weather and it's called a wing bean. Luke uses this unusual ingredient, plus a tangy chilli jam, to make a pork salad.

  • serves

    4-6

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4-6

people

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 8 wing beans, sliced into 1 cm pieces, blanched
  • 200 g pork loin
  • 1 chilli, sliced
Dressing
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp tamarind water
  • 1 tbsp coconut cream
  • 1 tbsp chilli jam
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1 red chilli, chopped
  • ½ tbsp fried red shallots
  • ½ tbsp crushed roasted peanuts
  • ½ tbsp roasted desiccated coconut

Instructions

To make the dressing, combine the lime juice, fish sauce, tamarind water, coconut cream and chilli jam in a small bowl. Add the palm sugar and mix well until the sugar has dissolved. Add the chilli, shallots, peanuts and coconut. Mix well and set aside.

In a saucepan, boil the pork loin with a pinch of salt for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly. Use your hands to finely shred the pork.

Place the shredded pork and wing beans in a bowl. Add the dressing and toss to coat.Transfer to a serving plate.

If desired, top with extra fried shallots, roasted coconut and chilli to serve.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 25 June 2015 11:45am
By Luke Nguyen
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