Down Home Pork Stew Recipes

DOWN-HOME PORK STEW

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix pork cubes, flour and seasoned salt until pork is coated. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned.
• Add remaining ingredients to pork in skillet. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pork is tender.

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.

SAVORY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork on all sides with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and lightly coat with cornstarch. Place pork in the skillet, and cook until lightly browned but not done. Transfer to a slow cooker. Place potatoes, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, and corn in the slow cooker.
• In a bowl, mix the tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup, milk, broth, and Italian seasoning. Pour into the slow cooker.
• Cover, and cook 1 hour on High. Reduce heat to Low, and continue cooking at least 1 hour.

CLASSIC HOMESTYLE PORK STEW

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, salt and pepper. Place the pork in the flour mixture and toss until the pork is coated. Shake off the excess.
• In a large Dutch oven over medium high heat, cook the bacon until it's tender crisp. Remove the bacon and drain on a paper towel lined plate, leaving the drippings.
• Add in the pork and cook in batches until all sides of the cubes are browned. Remove and place on a plate. Add in the onions and saute for 6-7 minutes, or until soft. Add in the garlic and saute another 2 minutes until browned and fragrant.
• Whisk together the broth, Worcestershire, tomato paste, rosemary and thyme. (add red wine now as well if desired).
• Pour a small amount of the stock mixture into the bottom of the Dutch oven and deglaze by scraping the browned bits off of the bottom of the pot. Pour more stock mixture in as needed until the bottom is cleaned and the browned bits have dissolved into the liquid, then add the rest of the broth.
• Add the pork and the bacon back into the pot.
• Add in the vegetables and bay leaves and then stir until combined.
• Bring the mixture to a low boil, cover and reduce the heat.
• Cook for 40-50 minutes, until the pork is fork tender.
• Remove and serve.

NORMANDY-STYLE PORK STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Season pork with salt and pepper. Melt butter in an ovenproof braiser pan, large straight-sided skillet, or wide, shallow pot over medium-high heat. When foam subsides, add pork and cook, turning a few times, until browned all over, 10 to 12 minutes (do not crowd pan; brown in two batches if necessary). Transfer to a plate.
• Add bacon and shallots to pan; reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring a few times, until bacon renders its fat and shallots turn golden brown in places, 6 to 8 minutes. Return pork and any accumulated juices to pan. Sprinkle evenly with flour, stir, and cook 1 minute. Add bay leaf and cider; boil 1 minute. Add broth and return to a boil.
• Cover and transfer to oven; braise 45 minutes. Stir in carrots and celery, cover, and return to oven until pork is fork-tender and carrots are tender but still holding their shape, 1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. Stir in crème fraîche and Dijon. Top with herbs; serve with more crème fraîche and Dijon.

CUISINE AT HOME PORK STEW

Steps:

• Combine ½ cup flour, salt, pepper, and thyme in a resealable plastic bag. Add pork, toss to coat, then shake off excess. Brown half the meat in 1 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat, 7-9 minutes; transfer to a plate. Brown remaining pork in remaining oil and remove; reduce heat to medium.
• Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and bay leaf to the pot; sweat for 5 minutes.
• Deglaze pot with wine, simmer until nearly evaporated, then stir in broth and reserved pork. Bring stew to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
• Stir in sweet potatoes, russets, turnips, and parsnips; cover and cook 30 minutes more.
• Combine butter and 2 tablespoons flour and add to the stew; simmer 5 minutes to thicken. Remove bay leaf and season stew with salt and pepper.

DELICIOUS AND EASY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• In a bowl mix together the flour, seasoning salt and pepper.
• Coat the pork in the flour mixture then brown well on all sides in the oil (working in batches) then remove to a bowl.
• Add in the onion, garlic, sage and crushed pepper flakes; saute for about 8 minutes.
• Return the pork to the pot and any juices from the plate.
• Add in remaining ingredients (along with any other ingredients such as potatoes, carrots or any other veggies) mix to combine and season with salt and pepper.
• Simmer over medium heat until pork is very tender (about 1 - 1-1/2 hours).

THE LADY'S PORK STEW

Steps:

• Rub the meat well with the Dale's Seasoning, House Seasoning, Seasoned Salt, and garlic salt-in that order. If time allows, let the roast sit for 1 hour at room temperature. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven. Cook the roast on all sides until browned. Add the 6 cups of water, the onion, and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove the meat from the pot and allow to cool. Cut the pork into chunks. While meat is cooling, taste the stock and add salt and pepper, if necessary. Add the carrots, turnips, and potatoes to the Dutch oven and return to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat, and cook for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Stir the cornstarch into the 1/3 cup water. Pour this into the pot and stir until the liquid thickens. Return the pork to the pot and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes longer.

DOWN-HOME PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and brown on each side, 2-3 minutes. Remove and set aside. Add garlic to the pan; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in broth, brown sugar, soy sauce and red pepper flakes. Return chops to the pan; cover and simmer until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, 6-8 minutes. Remove chops and keep warm. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve with chops.