4 base for many Recipes

oil, shallots, peeled and sliced, garlic cloves, peeled and sliced, boneless pork shoulder or 600 g pork legs, cut in 2 cm cubes, gingerroot, peeled and chopped (8cm), ketjap manis (sweet soy sauce), soy sauce, black peppercorns, crushed, chicken stock, birds eye chiles, left whole

lime juice (sour base), fish sauce (salty base), ketjap manis (sweet base), palm sugar, grated or, honey, beef steaks

bacon, whole (smoked if available), olive oil, chopped red bell pepper, chopped yellow bell pepper, chopped red onion, garlic, minced habanero or scotch bonnet, minced jalapeno, saffron, dry spanish sherry, cream , if desired