Thai Pork Toast
Crisp fried toast topped with seasoned minced pork.
Ingredients
- 6 slices Baguette
- 300 g Ground pork
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 4 tbsp Cilantro
- 1 tbsp Fish sauce
- 1 Egg
- ½ tsp White pepper
- 400 ml Neutral oil
Method
- Blend the ground pork with the garlic, cilantro, fish sauce, egg, and white pepper into a smooth paste.
- Spread the pork paste thickly and evenly over each slice of baguette.
- Heat the oil in a deep pan until shimmering and fry the toasts pork-side down until golden, then flip to crisp the bread, and drain on paper towels.
- Cut into triangles and serve, with sliced cucumber alongside if you like.
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About Thai Pork Toast
Thai pork toast — khanom pang na moo — is a classic Thai-Chinese appetizer of bread spread thickly with a seasoned minced-pork paste and fried until crisp. The pork is blended smooth with garlic, cilantro, fish sauce, white pepper and egg, the egg binding the paste so it grips the bread and the fish sauce and white pepper giving it a savoury, faintly peppery lift that is unmistakably Thai. Fried pork-side down first, the meat sets into a golden crust flush against the bread, which is then flipped to crisp; the result is a crunchy, meaty little bite with none of the sponginess of plain fried bread.
It eats as finger food — cut into triangles, hot and crisp, with the aromatic pork carrying the flavour and the bread acting mostly as a crunchy raft. Sliced cucumber alongside, or a sweet chili or cucumber relish dip, is the usual foil, its coolness and acidity cutting the fried richness. It's a familiar starter and party snack in Thai restaurants and homes, easy to make in batches. This version keeps things streamlined by blending the topping into a single smooth paste and frying pork-side first, which is what guarantees the meat cooks through and stays anchored to the toast rather than sliding off.
Thai Pork Toast: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Thai Pork Toast?
A serving has about 419 calories — 20.5g protein, 25.2g carbs, 26.5g fat, 1.6g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Thai Pork Toast gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Baguette. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
How many servings does Thai Pork Toast make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.