Saw this on the America’s Test Kitchen tv channel and had to try it.
Ingredients:
3 to 3.5 lb pork shoulder, cubed
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 cup water
1 1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled and sliced, 1/8" thick.
6 garlic cloves, peeled and trimmed
3 tablespoons kashmiri chili powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons table salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayanne pepper (optional.)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 cup coconut vineagar
Blend water, ginger, garlic, and spices until the consistency of thick tomato sauce.
A couple of pro-tips. Kashmiri Chili Powder is ESSENTIAL. It smells and tastes unlike any chili powder I’ve ever had. That smell of an Indian restaurant? Kashmiri chili powder.
It’s also SUPER hard to find, I went to 2 Indian groceries and 2 international groceries and struck out. Ended up buying it on Amazon.
Same for the coconut vineagar. I found SPICED coconut vineagar, but I don’t know if that’s the same thing or not.
Pro tip #2 - peeling ginger couldn’t be easier. Scrape the side with a spoon. Peel comes right off.
Pour over pork in large bowl.
Heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering, then cook onion until translucent, 7 to 9 minutes.
Pour in the pork, spread into an even layer and cook until bubbling. +2 minutes.
Cover, put in 325° oven for 40 minutes.
Stir in coconut vineagar.
Cook another 40 to 50 minutes until fork tender.
Rest for 10 minutes and serve!
If coconut vinegar is too hard to find, try red wine vinegar. That’s what I use when I make vindaloo.
Looks delicious! Vindaloo is without a doubt my favourite curry.
I was told apple cider vineagar is a good substitute as well!
Looks great! Weird that Kashmiri chilli was so hard to find, it’s in every Asian grocery here (UK) and even in the international section in many British supermarkets.
Well, Britain does have closer ties to India than the US does, but I was a little surprised that my favorite spice store didn’t have it either. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Looks legit! The color is definitely right. (source: my wife is Goan) Kashmiri chilis are absolutely key for the correct flavor and color.
I cheated with the leftovers and added a little Saba… OMG… it made a huge difference.
https://www.foodrepublic.com/1292913/what-is-saba-why-is-it-trending/
https://www.acetaialeonardi.it/en/l201-saba-cooked-grape-must-250ml.html
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Looks just like the bottom one. ;)
Oh, that didn’t look cooked to me.
It’s partially cooked at that point, but the final product doesn’t look super different.
I’ll dish up some with some naan for lunch and add a pic!