Nam Tok Moo

Name: Nam Tok Moo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 400g pork neck or shoulder; 2 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tbsp oyster sauce, for marinating; Juice of 2 limes and 2 tbsp fish sauce, for dressing; 1–2 tsp dried chilli flakes; 2 tbsp toasted rice powder (khao khua); 3 shallots, sliced; Mint, coriander, sawtooth herb and spring onion

น้ำตกหมู/nahm TOK moo/

Also known as: Moo Nam Tok, Nam Tok Mu, Isan Grilled Pork Salad, Waterfall Pork

About this dish

Grilled pork neck sliced and tossed with lime, fish sauce, chilli, toasted rice powder, shallots and mint.

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Ingredients

🐖400g pork neck or shoulder

🫙2 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tbsp oyster sauce, for marinating

🍋Juice of 2 limes and 2 tbsp fish sauce, for dressing

🌶️1–2 tsp dried chilli flakes

🍚2 tbsp toasted rice powder (khao khua)

🧅3 shallots, sliced

🌿Mint, coriander, sawtooth herb and spring onion

Method

Serves 2

Marinate the pork with fish sauce and oyster sauce for 30 minutes.

Grill over charcoal until charred outside and just cooked, then rest.

Slice the pork thinly.

Toss with the lime juice, fish sauce, chilli flakes, rice powder and shallots.

Fold in the herbs and serve with sticky rice and raw vegetables.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nam tok ('waterfall') is an Isan salad named for the juices that drip from the meat as it grills; it's eaten with sticky rice.

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