Cue up the Episode!

Make sure you listen to Sherri and Dominic's episode of The Storied Recipe Podcast, "TITLE" while you make their amazing Thai Jok.

Make the Recipe

Fry the Garlic

1. Mince the garlic.
2. Add the garlic and oil to a saucepan.
3. Turn on to low heat.
4. Cook until the garlic becomes fragrant and light golden brown. 
5. Turn off the heat and allow the garlic to continue cooking until a dark golden brown.
6. Drain the oil and reserve for dishes that would benefit from garlic infused oil! My husband uses it to make his eggs and Dom & Sherri use it to make popcorn. 🙂

Make the Pork Meatballs

1. Use a mortar and pestle or food processor to break down the garlic, cilantro roots or stems and white pepper powder into a paste.
2. In a large bowl, add the paste along with the rest of the pork dumpling ingredients, and mix with your hands until all ingredients are incorporated.
3. Use a cookie scoop or your hands to form meatballs about 1.5 inches wide (or two bites 🙂 wide.

Make the Eggs 

1. Soft boil the eggs by bringing a pot of water to a boil then cooking the eggs for 5-7 minutes. Cool in an ice bath.
2. If you don't prefer this idea, you can wait and cook the eggs in the porridge itself later like you would with Shakshuka. 

Make the Jok

1. In a blender, combine cooked rice and broth, and blend on low to a coarse puree, the texture of steel cut oatmeal. Be careful not to over-blend it, or you will lose the texture of the rice.
2. Pour the puree into a large pot, and place over medium-high heat.
3. Stir it occasionally to make sure the bottom doesn’t burn, and bring it to a gentle boil.
4. Whisk together the tapioca flour and water until blended. Add it to the gently boiling rice mixture while stirring.
5. Continue to stir it to prevent it from burning for about 2-3 minutes, or until thickened. If it’s not thickening after a few minutes, make sure it’s boiling, and add a few tablespoons more of a tapioca water mixture.
6. Once thickened, lower the heat so the porridge bubbles a little.

Cook the Meatballs

1. Take the pork dumpling mixture out of the fridge and gently drop them into the rice porridge.
2. When all the dumplings have firmed up, and risen to the top, which usually just takes a few minutes, the rice porridge is ready to serve.
3. If you didn't soft boil the eggs, now is the time to crack them into the bubbling porridge and let them cook gently.

Serve and Add Toppings

1. Ladle the rice porridge and pork meatballs into four bowls.
2. Arrange the eggs, cilantro, green onions, fried garlic, Maggi and white pepper powder to your liking.