Mizoram Vawksa Chhum Smoked Pork Vegetable Stir Fry Mizo

Ingredients

• 150g vawksa rep (smoked pork) — thinly sliced or cut into small pieces
• 3 cups mixed vegetables — cabbage, flat beans, pumpkin, spring onion — cut uniform size
• 3 garlic cloves — thinly sliced
• 2 green chillies — finely sliced
• 1 tsp ginger — grated
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• Salt to taste — add very sparingly as smoked pork is already salty
• Fresh spring onion to garnish

Method

1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wide pan or wok on medium-high.
2. Add thinly sliced garlic — fry 30 seconds until golden.
3. Add ginger and sliced green chillies. Stir 30 seconds.
4. Add the sliced smoked pork pieces. Stir-fry on high heat for 2 minutes — the smoked pork releases its fat and smoky aroma into the oil.
5. Add harder vegetables first (flat beans, pumpkin).
6. Add turmeric. Toss on high heat 3 minutes.
7. Add remaining vegetables (cabbage, spring onion).
8. Toss on high heat 3 to 4 minutes until all vegetables are cooked through with slight crunch.
9. Taste before adding salt — the smoked pork provides significant saltiness.
10. Garnish with fresh spring onion. Serve with steamed rice.