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Kewa Phagsha (spicy pork with potatoes)

A lovely main dish from Bhutan
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Bhutan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 341kcal
Author International Cuisine

Ingredients

  • 3/4 lb. Pork chopped into lumps
  • 2 potatoes peeled and cut longitudinally into 8 pieces each
  • 3 green chilies cut in half. I used serranos, pretty spicy adjust as needed
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 piece Ginger minced
  • 1/2 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 Tbsp coriander minced
  • 1/4 tsp Szechuan pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a sauce pan put in the pork and cover with 1 3/4 cups of water and a pinch of salt.
  • Cook pork through about 20 minutes
  • Add in the chilies, potato, onion and canola oil.
  • Cook until the potato is just shy of fork tender.
  • Add in remaining ingredients and cook for three more minutes
  • Add in some Szechuan pepper and coriander to taste

Nutrition

Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 734mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg