Khao Kluk Kapi
ข้าวคลุกกะปิ
Khao Kluk Kapi
Shrimp-paste fried rice served with sweet pork, green mango, egg, chilli and fresh vegetables.
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About this dish
Shrimp-paste fried rice served with sweet pork, green mango, egg, chilli and fresh vegetables.
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Flavour: miso plus seaweed
Allergy: miso only
Dietary: fermented soybean paste
Flavour: light brown sugar
Allergy: maple syrup
Dietary: coconut sugar
Flavour: light soy sauce plus a pinch of seaweed
Allergy: coconut aminos
Dietary: vegan fish sauce
Ingredients
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4 cups cooked jasmine ricecold
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2 tbsp shrimp paste
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250 g pork bellysliced
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2 tbsp palm sugar
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1 tbsp fish sauce
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2 eggsmade into thin omelette
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1 green mangoshredded
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1 cucumbersliced
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4 shallotsthinly sliced
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2 limecut into wedges
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3 chilliessliced
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2 tbsp Cooking Oil
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Method
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1
Make sweet pork
Simmer pork with palm sugar, fish sauce and a splash of water until glossy.
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2
Prepare garnishes
Cook and shred the omelette; slice mango, cucumber, shallots, lime and chilli.
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3
Fry the paste
Cook shrimp paste briefly in oil until fragrant.
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4
Add rice
Toss cold rice through the paste until evenly coloured and hot.
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5
Assemble
Serve rice surrounded by sweet pork and all garnishes.
What it tastes like
Intensely savoury rice balanced by sweet pork, sour mango, fresh vegetables and chilli.
Make it milder
Reduce fresh chillies and chilli paste, remove chilli seeds, and serve extra chilli separately.
Ingredient substitutions
Use locally available equivalents while keeping the balance of salty, sweet, sour, spicy and aromatic flavours.
Vegetarian alternative
Where suitable, replace meat or seafood with firm tofu, mushrooms or mixed vegetables and use vegetarian sauces and stock.
Common mistakes
Avoid overcrowding the pan, rushing aromatic stages, or failing to taste and balance the final seasoning before serving.
Serving the dish
Serve hot or at room temperature with the traditional accompaniment noted in the recipe.
Add the listed fresh herbs, lime, chilli, crispy aromatics or toasted toppings immediately before serving.
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