Easy Peasy Pork Curry
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
2 hrs 10 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 55 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
543 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Easy Peasy Pork Curry
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Packed full of flavour and with meltingly tender pork, this Easy Peasy Pork Curry is super quick and easy to prepare – then leave your oven (or slow cooker) to do all the hard work! Perfect for busy days, when you still want to eat well.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 600 g diced pork (See Note 1)
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 cloves garlic crushed or grated
- 2 cm ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 3 teaspoons garam masala
- 400 ml passata (or chopped tinned tomatoes)
- 200 ml coconut milk (I use light coconut milk)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 red (bell) pepper chopped into bitesize pieces (See Note 2)
- 1 green (bell) pepper chopped into bitesize pieces (See Note 2)
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves (US - cilantro) roughly chopped – plus extra for garnish
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160C / 140C fan / gas mark 3 / 325F.
- Place the oil in a flameproof, ovenproof pan (see Note 3) and heat over a high heat for 1 minute. Add the diced pork and fry for 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until the pork pieces are golden brown.
- Remove the pork from the pan onto a plate. Put the pan back on the heat and turn the heat right down to low.
- Add the sliced onion and cook gently with the lid on for about 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally.
- Add the garlic, ginger, chilli flakes, cumin, coriander, smoked paprika and garam masala, and gently fry, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. (Add a splash of water if it gets too dry.)
- Add the passata, coconut milk, salt, pepper and chopped peppers, plus the fried pork, to the pan. Stir and bring to the boil.
- Put a lid on the pan and place in your preheated oven (see Note 3).
- Cook the curry in the oven for 2 hours 30 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure it’s not getting dry. (If it gets too dry, simply add a splash more water and stir, before replacing the lid and returning to the oven.)
- (Alternatively transfer the curry to your slow cooker and cook for 6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.)
- Remove from the oven and stir in the fresh coriander (cilantro).
- Garnish with extra fresh coriander leaves and serve with pilau rice and naan bread.
Notes
- Fatty cuts like pork belly or pork shoulder work best – I find leaner cuts dry out too much because of the long slow cooking.
- Fatty cuts like pork belly or pork shoulder work best – I find leaner cuts dry out too much because of the long slow cooking.
- Do not cut the peppers up too small or they will almost dissolve into this curry – keep the pepper pieces a bit chunky!
- I use a Le Creuset-style cast iron casserole dish*, (AKA dutch oven) which can go on the hob and in the oven. If you don’t have a pan that can go on the hob and in the oven, simply start this curry in a regular saucepan and then tip it into a (lidded) ovenproof dish to go into the oven.
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
543kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
Cholesterol
108mg
(36%)
Sodium
164mg
(7%)
Potassium
1116mg
(32%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
2500IU
(50%)
Vitamin C
77mg
(86%)
Calcium
66mg
(7%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 543 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 543kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 164mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 1116mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 2500IU | 50% |
| Vitamin C | 77mg | 86% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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6 reviews
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