Babi Assam
Ingredients
- 300 g pork belly cut into chunks
- 3 stalks stalks lemongrass cut into three sections
- 6 cloves cloves garlic coarsely chopped
- 2 red chillies seeded and sliced
- 2 green chillies seeded and sliced
- 5 shallots coarsely chopped
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste (assam jawa)
- 230 ml water
Instructions
- Soak the tamarind paste in 100ml of hot water for 10 minutes.
- Squeeze the juice out with your hands and remove the seed. Do not strain it as the pulp will add more flavours to the gravy.
- Pour water into a wok and add all ingredients including the tamarind juice.
- Bring the mixture to a boil for two minutes, stirring occasionally, and lower the heat.
- Cover the wok and let it simmer for 15 minutes or until the meat is cooked through.
- Remove the lid and turn up the heat to bring to a slow boil. Let it boil for another 5 minutes while stirring continuously.
- Remove from heat and serve hot.