Galloping Horses
This traditional Thai appetizer tops fresh pineapple slices with a sweet-savory-nutty mixture of ground pork mixed with green onions, cilantro, and peanuts. Its name, ma hor or mah haw in Thai, literally translates as "horses of the Haw people," a tribe that immigrated to Thailand from China. You can serve this dish at room temperature; for best results, do not prepare the pork mixture more than a few hours in advance.
Yield: 9 servings (serving size: about 1/4 cup pork mixture and 4 pineapple pieces)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 105
- Calories from fat: 30%
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated fat: 0.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Protein: 8.7g
- Carbohydrate: 10g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 23mg
- Iron: 0.8mg
- Sodium: 229mg
- Calcium: 10mg
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 serrano chile, halved
- 12 ounces pork tenderloin, trimmed and coarsely chopped
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 9 (1/2-inch-thick) slices pineapple, each cut into quarters
Preparation
- Place peanuts in a food processor; process until finely ground. Spoon into a bowl; set aside.
- Place onions and next 5 ingredients (through chile) in food processor, and process until finely chopped. Spoon into a bowl; set aside.
- Place pork in food processor; process until coarsely ground.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add ground pork; cook 4 minutes or until done, stirring to crumble. Stir in onion mixture; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in ground peanuts and salt. Serve pork mixture over pineapple pieces.
Galloping Horses Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Appetizers
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: Asian, Thai
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits, Pork
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Saturated Fat, Gluten-Free
- COOKING METHOD: Food Processor
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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