Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Stephen Ceideburg -or 1/2 tsp. shrimp paste
1/4 lb Pork tenderloin * 1 ts Minced fresh lemon grass **
2 ts Vegetable oil 1 lb Ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
1 tb Minced garlic (3 cloves) -or: ***
1 lg Shallot, minced 1/2 c Defatted chicken stock or
2 Serrano chilies, with seeds, -water
-chopped 1 tb Fish sauce
1 ts Tiny dried shrimp, minced, 1 ts Sugar

* trimmed of fat and membrane and cut in chunks ** or 1 tsp. dried,
soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, drained and minced *** 1 28-oz.
can plum (Italian-style) tomatoes, drained and chopped

Not unlike a That version of spaghetti sauce, this is from the
regional cuisine of north Thailand. Note: Dried shrimp and shrimp
paste give off a strong aroma during cooking, but the flavor mellows.

Place pork in a food processor and using an on/off motion, process
until it is ground. Alternatively, chop pork with a sharp knife. Set
aside.

In a heavy, medium-sized saucepan, heat oil over medium high heat. Add
garlic and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, or until browned. Add
shallots, chilies, dried shrimp or shrimp paste and lemon grass and
stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the pork and stir-fry for about 1
minute, or until browned. Add tomatoes, stock or water, fish sauce
and sugar and increase the heat to high. Cook, stirring frequently,
for 2 minutes, or until the mixture boils vigorously. Reduce heat to
low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until slightly
thickened. Serve with sticky rice.

Serves 4 as a main dish or 6 in combination with other dishes.

64 CALORIES FOR EACH OF 6 SERVINGS: 6 G PROTEIN, 3 G FAT, 5 G
CARBOHYDRATE; 127 MG SODIUM; 15 MG CHOLESTEROL.

From "Eating Well", Jan/Feb, 1992.

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