THAI MINCED PORK SALAD
Inspired by EatingThaiFood.com
Ingredients
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1. First, make toasted rice powder: In a frying pan over low heat, dry-roast the rice, stirring continuously until it turns golden brown and smells fragrant, about 15 minutes 2. Let toasted rice cool, then grind into a coarse powder using a mortar and pestle, blender, or food processor. Set aside. 3. In a medium frying pan over medium-high eat, fry pork, breaking it into small pieces as you go, until fully ooked. JOKES DAD
4. Remove from heat and add 1 heaping tbsp of toasted rice powder along with all oth r ingredients. Stir to combine. 5. Taste and adjust, adding more lime juice and herbs to suit your palate. Serve with rice.
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Although the disease was most deadly to Native peoples and others who had not evolved the disease in their own population, it was still a threat to European populations as well, affecting many every year. Dr. Edward Jenner, an English scientist, changed that on May 14th, 1796; within a year and a half of his discovery, cases had dropped by two-thirds across Britain.
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