Thai Dessert
vegetable oil or shortening
1/2 pound lean ground pork
3 eggs
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon fresh coriander roots and leaves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
6 thin slices homemade type white bread, crusts trimmed and cut into fourths
2 small sweet gherkins, cut crosswise into 1/8 inch thick rounds
Pour oil into a deep fryer or large heavy saucepan to a depth of 2 or 3 inches and heat the oil until it reaches a temperature of 375F on a deep frying thermometer. Combine pork, eggs, fish sauce, coriander, parsley and white pepper in a mixing bowl and beat vigorously with a spoon until the ingredients are well blended. With a small metal spatula or table knife, spread about 1 tablespoon of the pork mixture on each bread square, mounding it slightly in the center. Drop 5 or 6 of the bread squares at a time into the hot oil, pork side up and fry them for about 5 minutes. Turn them gently with a slotted spatula and fry for 2 minutes longer or until no traces of pink remain in the pork and the bread is golden brown and crisp. Gently press a gherkin round into the center of each square to garnish the pork. Serve hot. Makes 24 squares.
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