Pork with fermented bamboo shoot, dry fermented soyabeans (axone) and dry king chilli, a pork curry combination made in HEAVEN, using the holy trinity of northeastern flavours, fermented bamboo shoot, fermented axone or soyabeans and dry king chilli.


Ingredients needed: 

  • fresh pork 500 grams, cut into cubes
  • ginger, garlic paste (roughly mashed) 2 teaspoons
  • 1 dry king chilli or can use regular chillies as per taste (buy here)
  • fermented bamboo shoot, about 100 grams cut into thin strips (buy here)
  • dry fermented soyabean (axone), 2-3 tablespoons (buy here)
  • salt to taste

How to cook:

  • In a thick bottomed pot, add only the fat pieces to extract the oils,
  • Add the meat pieces and fry till the meat has browned well
  • Add enough water to cover the meat. Cover and let it cook while stirring occasionally, till most of the water has dried and the meat is soft.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste and dry king chilli and cover again to cook
  • (optional) After a few minutes, remove the dry king chilli and mash it in a mortar and pestle and add back to the pot
  • Add the fermented bamboo strips and dry axone. Mix well and stir-fry for a few minutes, letting all the delicious aromas integrate

And done! Enjoy this pork curry with a plate of rice!