Creole Style Pork Stew Recipes

CINDY'S COUNTRY STYLE CREOLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the onion, green pepper, celery and garlic in the container of a food processor or blender. Process until finely chopped. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the Creole seasoning.
• Cut about 8 slits across the roast about 1/2 inch deep. Pack the vegetable mixture into the slits. Rub the remaining tablespoon of Creole seasoning all over the roast. Coat the roast generously with bacon grease, and place in a roasting pan.
• Bake uncovered for 1 hour, until browned, then cover, and continue cooking for about 3 more hours, or until tender. After the roast is done, you can skim off some of the excess fat and thicken the drippings with a mixture of water and flour if you want your gravy thicker.

CREOLE STEW WITH PORK

Steps:

• Quarter bell peppers, remove seeds and ribs and cut into pieces. Peel and dice onion and garlic. Rinse and halve chile pepper, remove seeds and ribs, chop finely. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan and saute onion and garlic until golden. Add bell peppers, chile pepper, rice and broth. Simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes. Add tomatoes and corn and cook for another 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat remaining olive oil in a nonstick skillet and sear pork on all sides. Add a dash of water to the pan and cook pork tenderloin for 15-20 minutes more.
• Rinse cilantro, shake dry, chop coarsely and stir into the stew, season to taste. Slice pork. Arrange meat and stew on plates nad serve.

CREOLE PORK AND VEAL STEW

Steps:

• Season veal and pork with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.
• When oil is hot, stir flour in gradually.
• Lower heat.
• It is very important that you keep stirring constantly.
• After all of the flour has been combined with the oil, turn the heat down very low and cook until golden brown, still stirring constantly.
• Add seasoned meat to the roux and simmer, uncovered over medium heat, turning occasionally until browned on all sides (15 minutes).
• Add celery, onion, garlic, thyme, and green pepper, and sauté until onion is wilted (5 minutes).
• Add tomato juice and water, and mix well.
• Let cook overlow heat until meat is tender (30 minutes).
• Serve over rice.

CREOLE-STYLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine all of the seasonings; set aside 1/2 teaspoon. In a saucepan over low heat, saute green pepper, onion and remaining seasoning mixture in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in mushrooms and half the tomato paste. Spread mixture over the roast; place in shallow baking pan. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°-170°. Place roast on a serving platter; keep warm. , Transfer all but 2 tablespoons drippings to a measuring cup. Add enough water to measure 1-1/2 cups; set aside. Stir flour into drippings in pan. Gradually blend the 1-1/2 cups of liquid into flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Add reserved seasoning mixture and remaining tomato paste. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve with the roast.

INSTANT POT CREOLE PORK STEW

Steps:

• Chop the jalapeno into small pieces.
• Place in the IP. Stir in the beans, stock, and trinity mix.
• Cut ribs into bite-sized pieces and coat with the creole seasoning.
• Stir into the bean mixture and cover.
• Set pressure to high for 18 minutes, with vent set to seal.
• Immediately release pressure when time is up.
• Serve with or over cornbread.

CREOLE PORK STEW

Steps:

• Season cubed pork to taste.
• Heat olive oil in large heavy dutch oven over medium heat.
• When oil is hot add half of the cubed pork and brown well.
• Remove and brown the other half then set aside.
• Add sausage to brown lightly then set aside with pork.
• Add chopped onions, celery and bell pepper to dutch oven and saute until soft scraping browned bits off the bottom, about 30 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• In a large heavy stock pot heat 1/2 cup oil until hot.
• Add flour, stirring quickly.
• Stir roux over medium high heat until it turns a dark-reddish brown color (almost the color of milk chocolate - about 25 minutes).
• Add chicken broth/vegetable mixture to roux to stop the browning process (be careful as it will splatter).
• Add minced garlic, oregano, sage, worcestershire sauce, tomato paste and the remaining seasonings to taste.
• Stir until the broth is incorporated into the roux.
• Cover, lower heat and simmer gently for 45 minutes.
• Add reserved pork and sausage and return to a simmer.
• Simmer covered for 30 minutes or until pork is tender.

CREOLE-STYLE PORK STEW

Steps:

• Make a roux by heating oil in a large, heavy pot over low heat. Stir in flour; cook and stir over low heat until mixture turns a rich red-brown color (about 20 to 25 minutes). Remove from heat; carefully stir in onion, celery, bell pepper and about 1 cup chopped sausage. Return pot to heat; cook and stir 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir in garlic, chicken stock or broth and tomato paste. Add Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, sage, oregano and cayenne pepper; bring to a boil over high heat. Add pork pieces and reduce heat to simmer; cook uncovered for about 1 1/2 hours or until pork is tender. Stir in remaining chopped sausage; cook 5 minutes more to heat through. (At this stage, if you do not want to serve right away, stew may be refrigerated for up to 2 days.)
• Discard bay leaves and skim any visible fat, if desired. Add salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce to taste. To serve, spoon 1/2 cup rice into shallow soup bowls; ladle some of pork mixture over top. Add more hot pepper sauce, if desired.

CREOLE-STYLE PORK STEW

Steps:

• Make a roux by heating oil in a large, heavy pot over low heat. Stir in flour; cook and stir over low heat until mixture turns a rich red-brown color (about 20 to 25 minutes). Remove from heat; carefully stir in onion, celery, bell pepper and about 1 cup chopped sausage. Return pot to heat; cook and stir 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir in garlic, chicken stock or broth and tomato paste. Add Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, sage, oregano and cayenne pepper; bring to a boil over high heat. Add pork pieces and reduce heat to simmer; cook uncovered for about 1 1/2 hours or until pork is tender. Stir in remaining chopped sausage; cook 5 minutes more to heat through. (At this stage, if you do not want to serve right away, stew may be refrigerated for up to 2 days.) Discard bay leaves and skim any visible fat, if desired. Add salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce to taste. To serve, spoon 1/2 cup rice into shallow soup bowls; ladle some of pork mixture over top. Add more hot pepper sauce, if desired. Makes 8 servings. Variation: Add 1 pound okra cut into 1/2-inch pieces during the last 20 minutes of cooking time.