Burmese Pork Belly Curry

Ingredients

• 1kg pork belly, cubed
• 4 onions, sliced
• 2 thumbs ginger
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp oil
• Big handful coriander

Instructions

1. Brown pork belly in oil; lift out.
2. Blend onion, ginger, garlic into a paste; fry in oil 10 min until very dark.
3. Add turmeric, paprika, chilli.
4. Return pork; add fish sauce, soy, sugar and 400ml water.
5. Simmer covered very gently 70-80 min until tender and sauce is thick — oil should float on top.
6. Top with coriander.

Serving suggestions

• Eat with rice.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 4 days; better next day.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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