Sikkim's special Christmas recipe: Smoked Pork in Brandy

We bring you traditional Christmas recipes from homes across India.

Journalist and founder at Northeast Odyssey, Hoihnu Hauzel shares her recipe for Smoked Pork in Brandy. 

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Serves: 4-5

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pork
• 1 cup brandy
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Clean the pork and cut it into long strips. 
• Salt it gently and soak it in brandy overnight. 
• The next morning, remove the pork from the brandy and grill over a fire for as long as it takes to cook until dry.
  Usually village fires are lit through the day and night and the pork smokes in a week's time. The smoked favour is what makes it tasty.