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Main course · Burmese

Wet Tha Hnat Si (Burmese Pork and Pickled Cabbage Stew)

55 min Serves 4 ~629 kcal/serving ~£9.50 (£2.38/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 600 g diced pork shoulder
  • 150 g pickled red cabbage
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 20 g fresh ginger
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 320 g jasmine rice

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
629 kcal
Protein
33.7 g
Carbohydrate
65.8 g
of which sugars
2.1 g
Fat
24.8 g
of which saturates
8.8 g
Fibre
1.9 g
Salt
2.67 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Fry the chopped garlic and ginger in a little oil in a pot for 1 minute.

  2. 2

    Add the pork and brown for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in the fish sauce and 300ml water, cover and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pork is tender and cooked through with no pink remaining.

  4. 4

    Stir in the pickled cabbage (standing in for the traditional pickled mustard greens) and simmer for 5 more minutes.

  5. 5

    Cook the jasmine rice according to the pack and serve alongside.

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