1 cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
About 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
About 2 tablespoons fish sauce
4 cloves garlic, cracked from skin
2 serrano chile peppers, seeded and chopped
1 Fresno chile pepper, sliced
One 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
2 pounds pork loin ribs, cut into single bones
8 chicken drummers (drumsticks), skinned
1 stalk lemongrass, white part chopped
1 lime, sliced
1/3 cup superfine sugar
One 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
About 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons Sriracha
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 Fresno chile, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 cup dry-roasted cashews or peanuts, finely chopped
1 bunch scallion tops, thinly sliced (reserve the whites for the Thai Cucumbers, recipe follows)
Jasmine rice, for serving
Thai Cucumbers, recipe follows, for serving
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons superfine sugar
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Juice of 1 lime
1 carrot, grated
1 seedless cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 bunch scallion whites, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1 Fresno chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped