French Style Pork Stew...
When I look for things to make for dinner, I choose a meat preference and then search via images... if the image appeals to me, I will go and look at the recipe. In this case... THIS was the image that caught my attention and enthusiasm!
Now, the ingredients and the process was rather similar, but as usual - I did my own take on it for various reasons.... ingredient availability, taste preferences, dietary choices and so on. So this is what I concocted.... haha!
This is what went into my version:
Two packs of stewing pork
About a handful of shaved ham
Approx. 10 baby carrots sliced julienne style
Approx. 4 mini celery sticks diced
A pack of cubed sweet potato
One peeled and halved onion
Half a cabbage
A pack of micro herbs with coriander.
A bunch of parsley, lemon thyme and a bay leaf.
Firstly, I put about a litre of water and then another litre of chicken stock into a pot and added the stewing pork, the halved onion, the bay leaf, the lemon thyme and the parsley. I brought this to a gentle simmer and removed the "scum" that had developed on the surface of the water with a spoon. Once that was done, I placed the lid on the pot and popped it into the oven for about 1.5 hrs at 160 degrees Celsius.
Then I removed it from the oven, added the sliced carrots and sweet potato cubes, some salt and pepper and then placed it back in the oven for another 25 minutes.
Then I removed it from the oven once again and added the sliced cabbage. Yes, it may appear to be "too much" cabbage... but trust me, it cooks down to nothing, so go wild! haha
as you can seeeeeeeee..... lol
Then I threw the shaved ham in... popped it back into the oven, lowered the heat to 50 degrees and that was that! I left it like that for a couple of hours until we were ready to eat. It was REALLY a wonderful dish of comfort food and made a really nice change from the traditional type stews that are served with a carb of some kind (rice or potatoes). It was much lighter. All I did when serving it was added a sprinkling of the micro herbs on top.
That little punch of coriander (cilantro / Dhanya) every other mouthful was just GORGEOUS!
If you do decide to give it a go, I would love to hear your feedback and thoughts!
Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx
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Dang! I wish it weren't a million degrees out in my little corner of the world, so I could make this for dinner! Looks delish, as always, @jaynie, and to be sure I don't forget about this recipe when the weather turns cooler, I've pinned it on my Tasty Temptations board.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/33073378499967480/
Hope you're having an amazeballs weekend! 😊 🤗
I like cooking so I'll try your recipe ... but without sweet potatoes. I hope you do not mind! I like the photos a lot.
Ok thanks for making me hungry at 23.00
The cabbage in a good soup gives it a spectacular touch, it is delicious and its soft texture is something else, this soup has a really comforting look, I love it!
That was interesting to throw in the shaved ham on top. It is right up my alley with the low carb, yummy cabbage in there.
I will give it a try and let you know. I don't have the packs of herbs, but, I will make it up as I go along!
Have a great week ahead!
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Yikes, what a beautiful dinner @jaynie! I too go for the images and yours btw are amazing :) The colors are so vibrant and your presentation perfect, I'm sure your family was at the table in no time, lol If it were a wee bit cooler here I would be making that meal. Love it!