Air fryer Pork Sekuwa
This recipe was given to me by a friend who had moved from Nepal to England
The air fryer pork Sekuwa recipe is
- Very easy to make and
- Takes very little time
- With a lovely flavour and taste.
Yes, the ingredients might not be easy to find but the recipe is well worth the effort!
How to make air fryer pork Sekuwa
Ingredients:
- 500 g Lean diced pork (or pork belly cut into dices)
- 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 1 lemon – juiced
- 1 tbsp Chopped coriander
- Salt & pepper
Equipment
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Ziploc bag
Instructions
Step 1 – Prepare the marinade
Add the ginger garlic paste, Kashmiri chilli powder, soya sauce, lemon juice and chopped coriander into a bowl and mix well.
Step 2 – Prepare the pork
Add the diced pork and mix so that all the cubes are covered with the marinade.
Then put in a sealed bag, squeeze out the air and store in the fridge for at least 1 hour. The longer you store it the more flavour the pork will have, you can even make it the night before.
Step 3 – Fry the pork sekuwa
Add the pork into the air fry and heat for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius until nice and crispy
4 key questions:
1. What is pork Sekuwa – is this an authentic Nepali recipe?
If you search for Sekuwa on the internet then you will see that Sekuwa is
“a traditional dish in Nepal of meat that is mixed with herbs & spices and then heated on a natural wood fired charcoal grill”. (Wikipedia)
So, according to the searches using an air fryer is definitely not genuine.
However… I was given this recipe by a good friend who moved from Nepal to England and had learned this from his mother. So yes, this is a genuine Nepali pork Sekuwa recipe, only difference is the air fryer.
2. How do you eat pork Sekuwa?
It is one of the most popular fast foods on the streets in Nepal – and usually served on a skewer with rice and/or a salad.
However (being Dutch) I couldn’t resist serving it with sauteed potatoes and appelmoes (as in the picture).
When making it in the air fryer it’s simply a lot easier not to put the meat on skewers.
3. Where do I get the ingredients?
The recipe uses some ingredients (like Kashmiri chilli powder) which might not be sold in some large supermarkets. Speciality foods shops will sell them, or alternatively simply follow the link in the recipe below to get it online.
4 Can I use ground coriander?
If shopping please note that ground Coriander is different and has a different taste than the fresh coriander sold in the fresh vegetable section.
Ground Coriander is made from Coriander seeds (not the leaves) and has a different flavour. Which is why it’s often used in different types of recipes.
When cooking recipes try to use fresh coriander – home grown is the best but alternatively try to use a fresh ‘living’ coriander from shops as that will taste better than even the ‘fresh’ leaves sold in packets.
Fresh coriander has much more taste then dried coriander and is easy to grow at home.
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Air fryer Pork Sekuwa
Equipment
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Ziplock bag
Ingredients
- 500 g Lean diced pork
- 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 1 Lemon juiced
- 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander (Cilantro)
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
Prepare the marinade
- Add the ginger garlic paste, Kashmiri chilli powder, soya sauce, lemon juice and chopped coriander into a bowl and mix well.2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, 1 tsp Dark soy sauce, 1 Lemon, 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander (Cilantro)
Prepare the pork
- Add the diced pork and mix so that all the cubes are covered with the marinade.500 g Lean diced pork
- Then put in a sealed bag, squeeze out the air and store in the fridge for at least 1 hour. The longer you store it the more flavour the pork will have, you can even make it the night before.
Fry the pork Sekuwa
- Add the pork into the air fryer and heat for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius until nice and crispy.Salt and Pepper
Video
Nutrition
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This tastes so good I want to go to Nepal on my next holiday!!