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Pork Fong

Pork Fong is a traditional Bhutanese recipe for a classic dish of bean thread noodles served with pork in a buttery tomato and green chilli sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Bhutanese version of: Pork Fong.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

105 minutes

Total Time:

125 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesPork RecipesVegetable RecipesBhutan Recipes


Ingredients:

60g bean-thread noodles
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tomato, finely diced
120g unsalted butter
675g pork shoulder, cut into 3cm dice
120ml water
3 fresh green chillies, julienned
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Add the noodles to a bowl of boiling water and set aside for 2 minutes to soften. Drain and cut into 15cm lengths.

Melt the butter in a pan and use to fry the onion gently for 4 minutes before adding the pork and frying for 3 minutes more. Now stir-in the tomatoes and water. Bring to a simmer then cover and cook over low heat for about 90 minutes, or until the meat is tender.

At this point add the bean threads and chillies. Season to taste and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until heated through. Serve hot.