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Goan Pork Sorpotel Curry Recipe

Goan pork sorpotel curry is spicy, flavorful and oh so good!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 25 servings
Calories: 181 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2.2 Pounds Boneless Pork Meat with some fat on it
  • ½ onion sliced
  • 2 green chili pepper slit into half
  • 2 Cups water
For the Curry Paste
  • 20 Kashmiri Chili Pepper dried
  • 3 Inch Ginger Fresh
  • 20 Pieces garlic cloves
  • 15 Piece Black Pepper Ground
  • 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds Whole
  • 10 Piece cloves whole
  • 3 Inch cinnamon stick
  • 1 Cup vinegar Coconut or White Wine
  • ½ Cup oil
  • water if too thick
and also...
  • 6 Piece green chili pepper chopped fine
  • 4 Medium onion chopped fine
  • salt pinch
  • 2 Tablespoon Feni optional, *see Notes

Instructions

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  1. Grab a big pot and place your previously rinsed Pork meat into it, together with the sliced Onion, slit open Green Chilies and 2 Cups of Water. Keep it on medium heat and cover the pot to parboil the pork meat for about 20-30 minutes or until it is tender.
  2. In the meanwhile prepare the Masala paste. Combine the Kashmiri Chili, fresh Ginger root, Garlic cloves, Black Pepper, Cumin Seeds, Cloves, Cinnamon stick, Vinegar, Oil, and some Water if necessary in a blender to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
  3. Once the meat is tender, take it out and dice it fine as shown (even the fats, they will give flavor and melt anyway).
  4. Keep the meaty water stock aside, we will need it later on!
  5. Heat up a pan and fry your diced Pork pieces batch by batch until they get some color.
  6. In the same time heat up a big pot and fry your chopped green Chilies and Onions until they turn golden brown.
  7. Add all the cooked pork meat to the fried Chilies and Onions and stir fry for 2 minutes. Then continue to add in the curry paste and salt together with the meat stock and the Feni.
  8. Mix it all well and bring it to a boil, then lower the heat to simmer the sorpotel. Stir frequently and cook it until it thickens, then keep aside.
  9. For a special flavor twist, cook it the following day for another 20 minutes and again for 1-2 days more.
  10. Best served with flavored butter rice or Pulao rice or lemon rice. You can also serve the sorpotel with puris, flatbread and regular bread rolls.

Notes

  • Serve the spicy sorpotel with rice, pulao, puris, chapati or simply bread rolls.
  • Feni is Goan alcohol made of cashew fruits or coconut. You can add that if you have feni or add another neutral-tasting alcohol like vodka or schnapps.
  • Serve the spicy sorpotel with rice, pulao, puris, chapati or simply bread rolls.
  • Sorpotel is served in small quantities with other meals in a buffet-style setting.
  • The recipe is for a large quantity because it doesn't make sense to take the trouble for a small quantity. Hence why this curry is meant to be enjoyed the following days.
  • The pork curry tastes even better when frozen in batches and reheated again.

Nutrition Information

Calories 181kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 29mg (10%) Sodium 76mg (3%) Potassium 274mg (8%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 345IU (7%) Vitamin C 56mg (62%) Calcium 23mg (2%) Iron 0.9mg (5%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 25servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 181

% Daily Value*

Calories 181kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 29mg 10%
Sodium 76mg 3%
Potassium 274mg 6%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 345IU 7%
Vitamin C 56mg 62%
Calcium 23mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.