Country Pork Stew Recipes

SLOW COOKER COUNTRY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Scrub the potatoes well then cut into cubes. Peel the carrots and slice into 1/2-inch rounds. Dice the onion and zucchini. Place the vegetables in the bottom of the crock pot. Cut the pork into 1-inch cubes and place on top of the vegetables. Combine the tomatoes, water, beef bouillon granules, salt, pepper, and paprika in a small bowl. Pour over the pork and vegetables (do not stir). Cover the crock pot and cook on low heat for 4-6 hours or until the pork and vegetables are tender. Increase the heat to high. Mix together the cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into the stew and cook until the sauce has thickened, about 20-30 minutes. Serve hot.

SLOW-COOKED PORK STEW

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper; transfer to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Add carrots, celery and onion. In a small bowl, whisk broth and tomato paste; pour over vegetables. Add plums, garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme and, if desired, olives. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender., Discard bay leaves, rosemary and thyme. If desired, sprinkle stew with parsley and serve with potatoes.

COUNTRY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add pork and stir until pork is brown, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes. Transfer pork to bowl. Add onion, garlic and sage to Dutch oven and sauté until onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Return pork and any juices in bowl to Dutch oven. Season with pepper. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer over medium heat until pork is very tender when pierced with fork, approximately 1 hour.

COUNTRY STYLE PORK STEW

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork & cut into 1" cubes. Spray a dutch oven or large saucepan with cooking spray coating.
• Preheat over medium high heat. Brown pork in the hot pan; drain fat.
• Add bouillon granuals & 1 1/4C water. Stir in the undrained tomatoes, onions, celery, oregano, cumin, garlic, and bay leaf.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 1hour or till pork is tender.
• Stir in squash and green beans. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 5 minutes more.
• Combine cornstarch, and 1TBS cold water. Stir into pork mixture. Cook and stir till thickened & bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

COUNTRY STYLE PORK & BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• The previous night, soak the black beans in a bowl of water. This will allow them to expand in preparation for cooking. In the morning, drain and rinse. Set aside.
• Place bacon in a frying pan on Medium/High heat. Cook until crispy. (You might want to cook more than the specified amount because you know you're going to be nibbling.) Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Cut pork into 1-1/2" chunks. Place them in a bag with the flour, and shake to coat. Place them in the frying pan with the hot bacon drippings, and brown. Remove to the paper towels to drain.
• Cut each onion into 8 chunks. Add to the hot drippings and flour residue and stir for about a minute. (You should still be on the Medium/High setting) Add the balsamic vinegar and stir. This will deglaze the pan while you are softening the onions. It should be smelling pretty good in your kitchen right about now!
• Pour this into the crockpot (brown bits and all) and add the pork and the bacon, which you have broken up into several pieces.
• Add in the beans, barley, celery, carrots, broccoli, garlic, broth concentrate and water. Stir.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 7 - 8 hours.
• After 6 or 7 hours, check the beans. They should be firm but not hard. If they are still hard, replace the lid and check again in another hour. When they are cooked -- add in the salt, pepper and pasta. Give it a good stir, then replace the lid, cooking for another hour or until the pasta is done to your likeness.
• Enjoy!
• IMPORTANT: Salt prohibits the beans from cooking properly. Do Not add the salt before the beans are done. Although there is salt in the broth concentrate, it isn't enough to affect the cooking process.

COUNTRY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except cornstarch and 2 T water, in crockpot. Stir to blend. Cover and cook on Low for 7 - 9 hours or on HIGH for 4 - 5 hours. Increase heat to high, combine cornstarch and water. Stir slowly into stew mixture and cook until thickened.