Air Fryer Goan Vindaloo Pork & Potato Pots

AF-200 Crew Pork Recipe

Air Fryer Goan Vindaloo Pork & Potato Pots

Proper Goan vindaloo began with Portuguese wine and garlic, then grew into a sharp pork curry with chilli, vinegar and warm spice. It is hot, but the sour edge matters just as much. Pork shoulder and parboiled potatoes cook in covered air-fryer pots until the sauce clings. A small spoon of brown sugar rounds the vinegar without turning the curry sweet.

Air Fryer Goan Vindaloo Pork & Potato Pots
Air Fryer Goan Vindaloo Pork & Potato Pots preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Vindaloo Paste
4 dried Kashmiri chillies, soaked
4 garlic cloves
20g fresh ginger
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
½ tsp black peppercorns
quarter tsp ground cloves
quarter tsp ground cinnamon
For the Pork Pots
750g pork shoulder, cut into 2cm pieces
500g baby potatoes, halved and parboiled for 8 minutes
1 onion, finely sliced
200g chopped tomatoes
150ml chicken stock
1 tsp soft brown sugar
1 tsp sea salt
Optional but dangerous
Steamed basmati rice
Cooling yoghurt
Extra green chilli

Method

Blend all the paste ingredients with 2 tablespoons of water until smooth.

Coat the pork in the paste and marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours.

Preheat your air fryer to 200°C.

Air fry the pork in a heatproof dish for 8 minutes, stirring once.

Add the onion and cook for 4 minutes until softened at the edges.

Stir in the potatoes, tomatoes, stock, sugar and salt.

Cover tightly with foil and air fry at 170°C for 42-48 minutes, stirring once.

Remove the foil and cook at 195°C for 6 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Check the pork is piping hot and tender, then rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Lad Tip: Vindaloo is not just chilli powder with a marketing department. Keep the vinegar, garlic and toasted spice in balance and the heat tastes deliberate rather than vindictive.

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