Prepare Espetada

Ingredients :

1kg pork, cubed
5 tblsp vinegar
5 dried red chillies
3 green chillies
15 peppercorns
10 cloves garlic
4 cloves
1 tsp cummin seeds
1 tsp turmeric
1 inch piece ginger
1 inch piece cinnamon
small bunch corriander leaves


Preparation :

Rub a little salt into the pork and set aside.

Grind together the remaining ingredients using a little water.

Mix the pork with this spice mixture and add the vineger. Marinate for at least 8 hours.

Put pork cubes onto skewers and grill/barbecue until tender.

We recommend you to look at our other Pork Recipes

This is also another popular white meat but has a more subtle taste. However adding herbs and spices makes no goan pork dish ordinary. Goan food varies from mild to very hot and spicy so there is a dish for everyone to indulge in. Like chicken, it blends happily with a wide range of ingredients, from vegetables to shellfish and is equally at home with salted and pickled foods. Most parts of the pig are used in cooking, the leg, shoulder, loin and belly pork is irresistible for sorpatel.