The Best Pork Curry recipe

Ah, Pork, the best meat in the world. Some people don't eat it for religious reasons, and miss out due to all that silliness. Some people don't eat it for ethical and moral reasons, whatever that means. Some don't eat it because they don't like the taste (I respect that, and will let them pass).

As someone living in Negombo in Sri Lanka, we get to eat more pork than in most parts of the country. However, there are some things that most people don't know about cooking the best pork curry in the world. Below is a bit of an attempt to address this. Following this recipe to the letter will result in one of the best pork-eating experiences you will ever have. If you skip even one bit of it, you are a shit person, and deserve to die will be missing out on perfection. This recipe is all about flavour enhancement at every stage.

Cooking time - 60-90 minutes
Serves - 1-3

Ingredients

Pork - 1kg -  make sure about 30-50% of this is fat, with the rind on. Ensure that it is washed and cubed. Having bones and pieces of liver/kidney will ensure a better flavour.
Coca Cola - 300ml - Get the regular stuff. No fake sweetener-riddled bullshit
Onions - about 4-5 large, sliced
Garlic - about 4-5 cloves, finely chopped.
Curry Leaves - about 2 sprigs, totalling about 20-25 leaves, finely sliced
Ginger - about 5-10g, finely chopped.
Green Chillies - 2-5 depending on how spicy you like your curries, finely chopped

Curry Powder - Roasted and unroasted
Chillie Powder - Roasted or unroasted (Roasted is hotter and has a bit more flavour)
Chillie Flakes - Optional
Turmeric Powder
Black Pepper (Powdered or crushed, but not whole)
Salt


Cinnamon, Cardamom and cloves - 0 ZERO! DO NOT POISON YOUR PORK!

Coconut milk - thick
Fat for frying - Butter or Lard are the best options, but if you want to be unhealthy, choose coconut oil or palm oil. DO NOT use Olive Oil, because it will burn. Also keep away from margarine as a general rule, not just for this recipe.

Method

Get a glass or plastic bowl of appropriate size and put your cubed pork in. Add the entire 300 ml of coca cola, turn it around with your hands (If you don't get your hands in, home cooking is not for you), and leave it to rest for about 10-15 minutes. The acidity of the coca cola will soften the meat, and the sugar will give it a good amount of flavour.

Get a medium-large heavy-bottomed saucepan and add about 10-15g of fat (butter or lard) (if you use oil, put about 15ml) and make sure it heats up to its smoking point, but not so hot that it burns. Add in the following ingredients in this order - Curry leaves, garlic, ginger, Onions. Fry well until the onions have started to brown. It should go without saying that the heat should be at its highest throughout this time...

Add the pork (with the coca cola) and stir it around a little bit. Add the green chillies, then about 2 tsp of salt (maybe more later), about 3-5 tsp roasted curry powder, 2-3 tsp of chillie powder, 2-3 tsp of unroasted curry powder, half a teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1-2 tsp of black pepper, and about 1-3 tsp of chillie flakes (this last one is optional).

Stir the contents around using a spoon. There should be enough water (from the coca cola) to form a base that can coat the meat evenly, close the lid and set the temperature to medium. Cook for about 15-20 minutes by which time the meat would be cooked evenly. Add about 300 ml of thick coconut milk (if making from powdered, add about 50g powder to 300ml water and use this, never put powdered coconut milk into a curry, you barbarian), lower the temperature to its minimum (not off), close the lid and let it cook for 45-50 minutes. It should be noted that you should never leave any curry unattended, because it can do either of two things - boil over, or worse, get burnt. Keep paying this curry some attention, stirring it once every 10 minutes or so.

The curry sauce will be thick,

Serve and eat with rice or bread. Best serving option - red rice and pork curry, no vegetables.