Apr 14, 2011
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Muu Satay (Thai Pork Satay)

Coconut milk imbues David Thompson's pork satay with a subtle sweetness. This recipe first appeared in our May 2011 issue, with the article The World of Satay.
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MAKES 10 SKEWERS

1 cup coconut milk
3 tbsp. chopped lemongrass
2 tbsp. coconut oil
1 tbsp. chopped galangal
1 tbsp. dark brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
1 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
12 oz. pork loin, cut into 1"-wide, 1/4"-thick slices

Puree 1/2 cup coconut milk, lemongrass, oil, galangal, sugar, turmeric, coriander, salt, cumin, and cayenne in a food processor. Toss paste and pork in a bowl; chill 4 hours.

Build a hot charcoal fire in a grill. Pour remaining coconut milk into a bowl and stir. Thread 3 slices pork each on 10 skewers, spoon coconut milk onto meat, and grill, turning, until charred, about 7 minutes.



**Correction: August 22, 2011 An earlier version of this recipe included the instruction "stir to combine" in step 2. The stirring helps to homogenize the coconut milk; no other ingredients need to be added to the coconut milk at that stage. The coconut milk can then be spooned onto the threaded skewers.
Muu Satay

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #138

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12 oz. pork loin, cut into 1″-wide, 14″-thick slices

Those are some pretty thick slices! LOL
I assume a fraction bar is missing??
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12 oz. pork loin, cut into 1″-wide, 14″-thick slices

Those are some pretty thick slices! LOL
I assume a fraction bar is missing??
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"Pour remaining coconut milk into a bowl and stir to combine."

With what? Is there something missing from the ingredients?

Proofread, people!
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I made this without reading as carefully as my fellow cooks, I see :) I had already made another satay from the same article, and made a lot of assumptions. This had a great taste - we enjoyed it a lot. I haven't figured out how to dip the skewered pork into coconut milk, but I managed to daub it on instead. Served the satay with Thai jasmine rice, and the peanut sauce and cucumber relish from the same article in the magazine. I'm giving it 4 stars b/c I want to save 5 for absolute ecstacy :)
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what is galangal?
I didn't care for the marinade that much (too sweet, not enough salt), so I added a 2T fish sauce, as I believe it should be in a sate marinade. Also 2 cloves garlic, minced. It was much better, but still not my favorite sate recipe...
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