Yu

Name: Yu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2-3 servings
Ingredients: 500 grams Pork, cut into cubes; 2 cups water; 1 cup Bamboo Shoot, shredded; 2 tablespoons Fermented Soybean; 3 cloves Garlic, crushed; 1 inch Ginger, sliced; 3 Green Chili, slit; 1 teaspoon salt, to taste; 1 Bay Leaf

Veg Vegan

Traditional Meitei rice beer — glutinous rice fermented with a starter cake (marcha) of wild herbs and yeast until lightly alcoholic and slightly sour. Drunk at festivals, before meals, and at the Lai Haraoba cultural ceremony. Produced and served by Meitei women; a mild, cloudy, slightly sweet brew.

Cuisines

Manipuri Naga

Best for

Dinner

Recipe

Prep: 15 min Cook: 40 min Total: 55 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

	500 grams	Pork , cut into cubes
	2 cups	Water
	1 cup	Bamboo Shoot , shredded
	2 tablespoons	Fermented Soybean
	3 cloves	Garlic , crushed
	1 inch	Ginger , sliced
	3	Green Chili , slit
	1 teaspoon	Salt , to taste
	1	Bay Leaf

Instructions

1 In a pot, add the pork cubes and 2 cups of water.
2 Bring the pot to a boil and skim off any impurities that rise to the surface.
3 Add the shredded bamboo shoot, fermented soybean, garlic, ginger, green chilies, salt, and bay leaf to the pot.
4 Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for about 30-35 minutes, or until the pork is tender.
5 Adjust the salt to taste and remove from heat.
6 Serve hot with steamed rice.

Tips

For a more intense flavor, you can slightly roast the fermented soybean before adding it to the pot.