Pumpkin coconut curry with herby pork meatballs

Pork second courses Indian cuisine

Conceived to use up leftovers, this recipe has now become part of my regular weeknight rotation. It's a stew meets curry meets soup (and they all walk into a bar...), and a cross-pollination of different cultures -- think Moroccan and Thai (?). Either way, it's spicy, and hearty, and bright all at once. Best of all, it's totally versatile -- a blank slate on which you can etch out your own creative culinary endeavors. Have some leftover tofu? Throw it in. Eggplant? Cauliflower? Potato? It all works wonders here. Although the ingredient list looks long, it is likely that you will have most of the essential building blocks on hand.