Pork Vindaloo
Pork Vindaloo is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains about 47g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 529 calories. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up pork butt, peanut oil, cumin seeds, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cashews you could follow this main course with the Baked Apples with Cranberries and Cashews as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Indian cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Rub pork all over with 1 tsp. salt. In a spice grinder, grind peppercorns, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, half of dried red chiles, and paprika. Turn into a bowl and mix with 2 tbsp. vinegar, the tamarind, ginger, garlic, and 1 tbsp. oil. Rub all over pork and chill overnight, covered.
Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Fry onions until browned, 10 minutes. Scoop out and set aside.
Add remaining oil and the pork and fry, stirring often, until lightly browned all over, about 10 minutes.
Return onions to pot along with brown sugar, tomatoes, cardamom pods, remaining whole chiles (crack them first to split), 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tbsp. vinegar, and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is very tender. (If stew is very liquid after 1 hour, continue simmering with the lid off.) Season to taste with salt, vinegar, and cayenne if using. Top with cashews and cilantro.
*Buy whole-fruit tamarind, compressed into a block, at well-stocked grocery stores and Indian markets. To use, soak a lump in twice as much hot water until it's soft, then push through a fine-mesh strainer.