Lemongrass Basil Pork Stew

Name: Lemongrass Basil Pork Stew
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 g pork lean (cut); 5 Lemongrass; 6 kaffir lime leaves; 2 handful basil; 10 cloves garlic; 10 shallots; 1 Galangal; Turmeric powder; Salt; Sugar; Chilli

Cindy C.R. @cindycarissa86

Australia

Another Indonesian pork dish with aromatic Indonesian basil and lemongrass as the main ingredients. This is called 'Pork Di Bulu' as in Manado. Fragrant stew not just pork but chicken and prawn can be as substitute.

Cindy C.R. @cindycarissa86

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Ingredients

2 hours

4 people

500 gpork lean (cut)
5Lemongrass
6kaffir lime leaves
2 handfulbasil
10 clovesgarlic
10shallots
1Galangal
Turmeric powder
Salt
Sugar
Chilli

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Steps

2 hours

1

Cut pork lean into 4x4cm or as preferenced.
2

Crush garlic, shallots, galangal. Mix with turmeric powder, salt, and sugar.
3

Heat cooking oil, sautee the herbs paste until fragrance. Put lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves in. Set aside and let it cool.
4

Marinade the pork and rub with the paste. Put it in the fridge at least 1 hour.
5

Heat the pan, sautee the marinated pork, add some water, and add Indonesian basil in. Next, bring to boil until it's cooked and a little bit dry.
6

Tips: if you want it spicy, add some red chillies on the crushing process.