Ingredients:
- 1 fermented soybean disk (½ oz. or 15 g) or 1 Tbsp. Thai fermented soybean paste, drained and rinsed
- 12 dried puya chiles (⅔ oz.), stems removed
- 8 medium garlic cloves (2½ oz.)
- 3 tbsp. unfiltered fish sauce
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 25 tart cherry tomatoes, halved (1 cup)
- 1 medium ripe tomato, sliced (4½ oz.)
- 6 oz. ground pork
- 1⁄2 tsp. MSG (optional)
- Kosher salt
- 1 medium scallion, dark green and pale green parts only, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp. cilantro leaves, finely chopped
- Assorted vegetables, such as fresh Thai eggplant and Thai herbs, or steamed pumpkin, cabbage, and long beans, to serve
- Deep-fried pork rinds, to serve
- Thai sticky rice, to serve