Sakoo Sai Moo

Name: Sakoo Sai Moo
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 cup small tapioca pearls; About 1/2 cup hot water; 200g minced pork; 3 tbsp crushed peanuts; 3 tbsp chopped shallots; Palm sugar, fish sauce and white pepper; Lettuce, coriander, chillies and fried garlic, to serve

สาคูไส้หมู/sah-KOO sai MOO/

Also known as: Sago Pork Dumplings, Thai Tapioca Pork Dumplings, Saku Sai Mu

About this dish

Translucent tapioca pearl dumplings filled with sweet-salty pork and peanuts, served with lettuce and chilli.

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Ingredients

⚪1 cup small tapioca pearls

💧About 1/2 cup hot water

🐖200g minced pork

🥜3 tbsp crushed peanuts

🧅3 tbsp chopped shallots

🍬Palm sugar, fish sauce and white pepper

🥬Lettuce, coriander, chillies and fried garlic, to serve

Method

Serves 3

Cook the pork with shallots, peanuts, palm sugar, fish sauce and pepper until thick. Roll into small balls and cool.

Moisten the tapioca pearls with hot water a little at a time and knead into a sticky dough.

Wrap a little dough around each filling ball.

Steam for 15–20 minutes until the pearls turn translucent.

Toss in garlic oil and serve with lettuce, herbs and chillies.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sakoo sai moo is a classic Thai snack sold at markets, often next to khao kriab pak mor.

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