Lunch · 35 min · thai

Khao Kluk Kapi

Jasmine rice does the heavy lifting here, with shrimp paste rounding it out. A Thai lunch that takes 35 minutes, start to finish. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 22 grams of protein per serving. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 3 cups Jasmine rice
• 2 tbsp Shrimp paste
• 8 oz Sweet pork
• 1/3 cup Dried shrimp
• 2 Omelet
• 1 Green mango
• 4 Shallots
• 1/2 cup Long beans
• 1 Cucumber
• 1 Lime

Steps

1. Fry the shrimp paste in oil until deeply fragrant, about 2 minutes, then toss the day-old rice through it until every grain is stained savory-brown.
2. Caramelize the pork slices with palm sugar and a splash of soy into sweet, glossy bites.
3. Fry the dried shrimp crisp; slice the omelet into ribbons; julienne the mango; slice shallots, beans, and cucumber.
4. Arrange the rice in the center of a platter with each accompaniment in its own pile — khao kluk kapi is composed, never mixed.
5. Serve with lime wedges and extra chilies; each diner builds their own perfect bite.
6. The magic is in the contrasts: funky shrimp paste rice against sweet pork, sour mango, and crisp raw vegetables.
7. Eat with a spoon in the right hand, fork in the left, Thai style.

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