Recipe: How to make tasty dry fry or wet fry pork

Tired of eating beef, chicken or fish on a regular basis? Then why don't you try pork as an alternative.

Pork can make weeknight or weekend dinner a true event. These two finger licking recipes will leave you and your loved ones wanting some more of fried or wet fry pork. 

Ingredients to cook wet fry pork

• 500g pork cubed
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic grated
• A bunch of coriander leaves
• 1 teaspoonful of oil
• 3 large tomatoes peeled and chopped
• Salt to taste
• Fresh Chili (OPTIONAL)

Procedure for preparing wet fry pork

• Wash and dry a clean sufuria or saucepan.
• Place the chopped pork in a Sufuria or saucepan and place on medium heat.
• Add a teaspoonful of cooking oil and fry the meat until it turns golden brown so as to get rid of any unpleasant taste brought by pork fat.
• Drain the excess oil into a container.
• Add the chopped onions and stir for 2 more minutes.
• Add the garlic and stir for another 2 minutes.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and stir forming a thick sauce.
• Add the salt 
• Add fresh chili pepper chilies then a half cup of water.
• Reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 5 minutes or until the pork is tender enough according to your liking.
• Turn off the heat, add coriander and mix. 
• Cover for two minutes then serve while hot.
• Wet Fry Pork can be served with Ugali /rice / mashed potatoes as accompaniment. 

Ingredients to cook dry fry pork

• 500g Pork
• 2 Onions
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1 Tablespoon of garlic paste
• 1 Bunch Coriander (Dhania)
• Fresh chillies(optional)
• 1/8 Teaspoon Paprika
• 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1 Teaspoon Cumin

Procedure for preparing Dry fry pork

• Wash and dry a clean non-stick sufuria or saucepan.
• Clean and dice the pork.
•  Add to saucepan and cook until the water has evaporated. 
• On medium high heat, fry the pork, stirring occasionally. 
• Add onions to the pork, fry until they are translucent. 
• Add tomatoes and cook until softened. 
• Add paprika, cumin, black pepper and salt and stir.
• Add the chillies and stir (optional)
• Add chopped coriander and mix.
•  Stir fry the pork fry for a few minutes to infuse the ingredients and the fat from the pork. Pork has its own fat therefore you do not have to add any more oil. 
• The cooking time should not be long owing to the fact pork is not a tough meat so avoid overcooking it.
• Rice/Ugali/Fried Potatoes and Creamed Spinach/Kachumbari can be served as accompaniment. Enjoy!