Muu Yaang: Northern Thai–Style Grilled Pork | TASTE

Ingredients

• 3½ oz tamarind pulp
• ¼ c vegetable oil
• 2½ oz shallots, peeled and sliced thinly
• ⅓ c palm sugar
• 1 tbsp dried chile powder
• 1 tbsp table salt
• 1 tsp white soy sauce
• ½ tsp MSG (optional)
• 1 tbsp crispy garlic and garlic oil
• 1 lb fatty pork (ideally a mixture of belly, neck and leg), 6 × 2-inch pieces
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp MSG (optional)