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Ground Pork Adventure: 5-Day Thai Home Cooking

5-day slide meal plan · Protein: ground pork

Days: 5
Protein: ground pork
Budget:

$$$–
Difficulty:

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Explore the flavors of Thai Isan cuisine using ground pork. Embrace lime, fish sauce, toasted rice, and chili in this pantry-friendly adventure.

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Day 1: Thai Larb with Ground Pork

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork

  • 1/4 cup fish sauce

  • 2 limes, juiced

  • 2 tablespoons toasted rice powder

  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

  • 1/2 bunch mint leaves, chopped

  • 2 green onions, sliced

  • 2 red chili peppers, sliced

For Serving

  • 1 head cabbage, leaves separated

Directions

  1. In a skillet, cook ground pork over medium heat until browned.

  2. Mix in fish sauce, lime juice, and toasted rice powder.

  3. Stir in cilantro, mint, green onions, and chili peppers.

  4. Serve with cabbage leaves.

Cook’s Notes:

Reserve 1 cup of cooked pork mixture for use in the next day’s recipe.

Day 2: Thai Pork Fried Rice

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 1 cup reserved pork mixture

  • 2 cups cooked jasmine rice

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Garnish

  • 1 green onion, sliced

Directions

  1. In a wok, heat oil over medium-high heat and sauté garlic until fragrant.

  2. Add reserved pork mixture and cook for 2 minutes.

  3. Stir in rice, mixed vegetables, and soy sauce; cook until heated through.

  4. Garnish with green onion before serving.

Cook’s Notes:

Set aside 1 cup of fried rice for the next day’s recipe.

Day 3: Thai Pork Noodle Soup

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 1 cup reserved fried rice

  • 4 cups chicken broth

  • 1 pound rice noodles

  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce

  • 1 lime, juiced

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1 red chili pepper, sliced

Garnish

  • 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro

  • 1/4 bunch mint leaves

  • 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped

Directions

  1. In a pot, bring chicken broth to a boil.

  2. Add rice noodles, fish sauce, lime juice, garlic, and chili; cook until noodles are tender.

  3. Stir in reserved fried rice and heat through.

  4. Serve garnished with cilantro, mint, and peanuts.

Cook’s Notes:

Reserve 1 cup of noodle soup for the next day’s recipe.

Day 4: Thai Coconut Pork Curry

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 1 cup reserved noodle soup

  • 1 can coconut milk

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 2 shallots, sliced

  • 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables

For Serving

  • 1 cup jasmine rice, cooked

Directions

  1. In a pan, sauté shallots and garlic until soft.

  2. Add coconut milk, brown sugar, and reserved noodle soup; simmer for 10 minutes.

  3. Stir in mixed vegetables and cook until tender.

  4. Serve over cooked jasmine rice.

Cook’s Notes:

Reserve 1 cup of curry sauce for the next day’s recipe.

Day 5: Thai Pork Salad with Curry Dressing

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 1 cup reserved curry sauce

  • 1/2 pound ground pork

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 2 limes, juiced

  • 1/4 cup fish sauce

  • 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped

For Salad

  • 1/2 head cabbage, shredded

  • 1 carrot, shredded

  • 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro

Garnish

  • 1 red chili pepper, sliced

Directions

  1. In a skillet, cook ground pork in oil until browned; set aside.

  2. Mix reserved curry sauce with lime juice and fish sauce for dressing.

  3. In a bowl, combine cabbage, carrot, cilantro, and cooked pork.

  4. Toss salad with dressing and top with peanuts and chili.

Cook’s Notes:

Adjust dressing flavors to taste with additional lime juice or fish sauce.

Combined Shopping List

Quantities shown are totals for the whole plan.

  • ground pork — 2 pounds

  • jasmine rice — 3 cups

  • fish sauce — 1/2 cup

  • limes — 6

  • toasted rice powder — 1/4 cup

  • fresh cilantro — 1 bunch

  • mint leaves — 1 bunch

  • green onions — 1 bunch

  • red chili peppers — 6

  • garlic cloves — 8

  • shallots — 4

  • cabbage — 1 head

  • frozen mixed vegetables — 2 pounds

  • rice noodles — 1 pound

  • soy sauce — 1/4 cup

  • vegetable oil — 1/2 cup

  • brown sugar — 2 tablespoons

  • coconut milk — 1 can

  • peanuts — 1/2 cup

  • salt — to taste

  • black pepper — to taste

Final Notes

Enjoy this journey through Thai flavors with practical, pantry-friendly meals featuring ground pork.

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