Asian Slow-cooked Pork with Ginger and Sweet Soy   – Love and Cook

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable or groundnut oil
• 2 small red onions or a few shallots (thinly sliced)
• 8-10 cloves garlic (crushed or grated)
• 1" piece ginger ( finely grated)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 kg lean pork shoulder (cut into 3cm cubes)
• 4 tablespoons kecap manis
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1-2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
• 3-4 long chillies (red or green, sliced)
• 4 bird’s eye chillies
• 2 cups chicken stock (from a stock cube is fine)
• fried shallots for garnish (see pantry list under plan & execute)