Photograph of the finished Tom chuet fak moo sap

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Tom chuet fak moo sap

35 min Hands-on time
EasyDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Winter melon Winter melon 3.1 lb
  • Photograph of Pork Pork 1.6 lb
  • Photograph of Garlic Garlic 20 cloves
  • Photograph of White pepper White pepper 0.6 oz
  • Photograph of Fish sauce Fish sauce ⅓ cup
  • Photograph of Herbs Herbs 3.5 oz
  • Photograph of Spring onion Spring onion 3.5 oz
  • Photograph of Chicken broth Chicken broth 13 ½ cups
  • Photograph of Steamed rice Steamed rice 1.8 lb

Method

  1. 1 Peel the winter melon, cut it into 3 cm cubes, and remove the seeds and pulp.
  2. 2 Mix the minced meat with garlic, crushed herbs, and white pepper, then roll into small balls.
  3. 3 Bring the chicken broth to a simmer, not a rolling boil.
  4. 4 The water should only simmer gently throughout the process; if it boils vigorously, the broth will become cloudy and the meatballs will fall apart.
  5. 5 Add the meatballs and cook for 8 minutes, skimming off any foam continuously.
  6. 6 Add the winter melon and cook for 12 minutes until the mixture thickens, then season with fish sauce and sprinkle with chopped scallions.

With an appliance

  • Microwave 29 min

    Replace steps 5–6: rotate the meatballs in the broth at 800 W for 6 minutes, skim off the foam once, then add the zucchini and continue rotating for another 8 minutes; reduce the cooking time to about 6 minutes, the broth will not boil vigorously so the meatballs will not fall apart easily, the zucchini will be evenly cooked, and only one skimming of foam is needed. Step 2 still involves rolling the meatballs into small, uniformly sized balls for even cooking.

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