Sumatran Slow Cooked Pork

Into a slow cooker, put;

• some chopped onions
• some batons of carrot
• pork shoulder steak
• about half a pint of water
• some chicken stock powder
• three big spoonfuls of coconut milk powder
• four chopped fresh red chillies
• a handful of baby tomatoes
• three bashed lemon grass stalks
• ten curry leaves
• two star anise
• a spoonful of tamarind paste
• two cloves of finely chopped garlic
• some halved dried organic apricots
• a scant handful of raw cashew nuts
• finely ground roast 
• black peppercorns 
• coriander seeds
• (about a tablespoon of each)
• four or five cloves
• a good dose of ground nutmeg or mace
• a small knob of butter

Slow cook until the meat is tender and add a glug of fish sauce before serving with boiled rice.

Nice!