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Pork Fritters in fish sauce and lime

Our tested Smoked Pork Fritters: fragrant, generous, and balanced with fish sauce and lime. Serves 4 people with plenty to go around.

4.5 from 3,155 cooks
Prep20 min
Cook90 min
Serves4
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Pork Fritters in fish sauce and lime
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the fish sauce and lime elements, and pat the pork dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Turn up the heat and add the pork. Cook low with a little smoke until burnished and infused, resting before slicing.

Stir in the fish sauce and the rest of the fish sauce and lime flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the broccoli along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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