Moo ping
หมูปิ้ง
Street grilled pork skewers, coconut-sweet and a little smoky, eaten with sticky rice.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: หมูปิ้ง.
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- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 2 hr 32 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- No chilli
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Moo ping is thin pork on a stick, marinated in coconut milk, fish sauce, garlic and a little sugar, grilled until the edges caramelise. Sticky rice is the other half of the order. If it tastes only of sugar, the marinade was lazy.
Ingredients
- Pork, shoulder, thin slices500 g
- Coconut milk80 ml
- Fish sauce30 ml
- Garlic4 clove
- Sugar15 ml
- Black pepper (optional)2½ ml
- Sticky rice, soaked, to serve300 g
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Marinate pork in coconut, fish sauce, garlic and sugar 2 hours.
10 minStep 2
Thread onto soaked skewers. Grill or pan-grill, turning, until charred at the edges, 8–10 minutes.
10 minStep 3
Sticky rice. A nam jim jaew dip if you have toasted rice powder.
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Substitutions
Coconut milk → A splash of oil plus extra sugar
Less round. Still a skewer.
Tips
- A little coriander root in the marinade is the stall perfume.
- Do not cube the pork thick. Thin is how it cooks through without drying.
History & culture
Morning markets and roadside grills. Breakfast meat. Isaan and central both claim a version.
Grilled marinated pork is older than the coconut-milk street formula that tourists photograph.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Photograph supplied by the editorial kitchen. (Editorial supply).
Questions about this recipe
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How long does Moo ping take?
2 hr 32 min all in — 20 min prep, 12 min cook, 2 hr rest. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 skewers. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Easy.
How spicy is it?
No chilli.
What allergens should I watch?
This recipe is labelled for Fish. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Frying pan, Tongs.
How much salt do I put in?
This recipe does not list salt as its own ingredient. Saltiness comes from Fish sauce — 2 tbsp. Taste at the end rather than adding a number we did not write.
How much fish sauce?
2 tbsp of Fish sauce.
How much sugar?
1 tbsp of Sugar.
What can I use instead?
Coconut milk → A splash of oil plus extra sugar. Less round. Still a skewer.
Any tips from this recipe?
A little coriander root in the marinade is the stall perfume. Do not cube the pork thick. Thin is how it cooks through without drying.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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