Pork Curry with Pone-Yay-Gyi
This is a very original Myanmar recipe cooked with Pone-Yay-Gyi paste, a traditional Myanmar ingredient. You can get a fresh Pone-Yay-Gyi paste when you are in countryside, which is a very tasty, special countryside treat! But you can get away with ready made Pone-Yay-Gyi paste from super markets in Myanmar and still get the same result. It will be a miracle to find a ready made Pone-Yay-Gyi paste aboard, but, if you do come across it, I suggest you do not waste your fortune and cook this wonderful receipe!
Ingredients:
- pork belly – 400 grams
- 2 large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 ts ginger, chopped
- 2 chillies, halved
- 2 tbs dark soy sauce
- 1 ts of salt
- 1/2 ts of chicken powder
- 1/2 tbs of sugar
- 2 saw herb leaves, sliced
- 1 package of Pone-Yay-Gyi paste
Cooking Methods:
1. In a large bowl, add pork belly, salt, chicken powder, dark soy sauce and sugar, and mix well.
2. It is best to let it marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
3. Add 4 cups of water and marinated pork to the pot, lid cover and boil it.
4. Add more water until pork is cooked.
5. Cut cooked pork belly into 1 cm pieces.
6. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large wok. Fry onion, garlic, ginger and chillies until fragrant.
7.Add pork belly, Pone-Yay-Gyi paste and 1/2 cup of water, and stir well.
8. Add 1/2 ts of salt and 1/2 ts of chicken powder.
9. Finally add saw herb leaves. Serves hot with rice.
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thanks..sis wut yee ! I’m a very fresh learner of cooking..:)
Thanks you too sis!
I already commented on Pork Curry with Pone-Yay-Gyi in your old website…
I always cooked that curry in usual style before, but I felt like something was needed in taste…. After I read your cooking method, I applied that to my pork curry with Pone-Yay-Gyi…
Amazingly, I found it really delicious…. Good job!!!
Thanks so much…
BTW, wish you have a great success for your new site and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Really glad to hear sis!
i have pone yayy gyi at home… next week kya yin cook own ma…friend tawe ko late swane pya ya tar pot
haa You will surely love it! 😀
This looks delicious! What a fun blog you have, I wish you could come cook for me! 😉 Not sure if I’ll be able to find the ingredients I need for your amazing recipes here in Western Colorado… but I’ll definitely try.
Thanks for swinging by my site today. I don’t blog about food much, but I sure do LOVE eating – I’ll be back!
Tami
What is saw herb?
is that okay to just use meat?
[…] For lunch or dinner, people like Pork Curry With Pone-Yay-Gyi. Pone-Yay-Gyi is a fermented soy bean paste that is a traditional ingredient from Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is best when you get it fresh in the countryside, but you can also find it ready-made in supermarkets in Myanmar. It will be a miracle to find a ready-made Pone-Yay-Gyi paste abroad, but if you do come across it, I suggest you do not waste your good fortune and cook this wonderful recipe! […]
Thank you too much I can study how to cook myanmar food in English so many thanks
Where can I buy pone yay gyi paste on line?
With much determination, I’ve been able to track down Pone-Yay-Gyi, but in powder form and not paste. Do you have any tips for converting the recipe?