Pork trotter stew

SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 10 MIN COOKING: 1 HR 10 MIN

15ml (1T) oil

2 onions, chopped

4 garlic cloves, chopped

2cm fresh ginger, chopped

10ml (2t) medium curry powder 1kg pork trotters, sliced

30ml (2T) tomato paste salt and pepper

500ml (2c) water

45ml (3T) brown onion soup powder small handful fresh coriander,

chopped rice, to serve

1 Heat the oil in a pot over medium heat and fry the onions until soft and fragrant. Add the garlic, ginger and curry powder and sauté for a minute.

2 Add the pork trotters and fry for 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste and season with salt and pepper.

3 Pour in some of the water and scrape all the sticky bits at the bottom of the pot. Add the remaining water, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.

4 Remove the lid and continue to simmer for 15 minutes or until the liquid has reduced by half.

5 Mix the soup powder with 30ml (2T) water to make a smooth paste. Stir into the pot and simmer for 5 more minutes. Stir in the coriander and serve with rice.