Italian Pork Stew Recipes

ITALIAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• Place flour in a shallow dish. Add pork, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat. In a Dutch oven, brown pork in 3 tablespoons oil in batches. Remove and keep warm., In the same pan, saute onion in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, tomato paste, vinegar, anchovy paste, herbs, salt, pepper flakes, pepper and pork; bring to a boil., Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in parsley. Cover and cook 30-40 minutes longer or until meat is tender. Skim fat; discard bay leaves and cinnamon stick., Serve with pasta; sprinkle with cheese. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled stew in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

HERBY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Put the pork into a large bowl and coat the pieces very lightly with the flour.
• Chop the onion, celery, garlic and herbs finely and sauté in olive oil until softened.
• Add the pork and fry until the meat is browned.
• Add the white wine to almost cover.
• Evaporate off the wine on a medium heat.
• Cook slowly in vegetable stock to cover, adding more stock gradually if needed, for at least an hour and a half.

ITALIAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• Coat the slow cooker with cooking spray; layer the onion, bell peppers, and garlic in the cooker.
• In a big skillet over med-high heat, warm 1 ½ tablespoon oil until very hot.
• Add half the meat; cook until browned on all sides, 4-5 minutes; transfer meat to cooker.
• Repeat with remaining oil and meat.
• Add the tomatoes and wine to the skillet; bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan.
• Add in the fennel, orange zest, rosemary, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.
• Pour over everything in the cooker; cover and cook on LOW for 7-9 hours, until pork is fork tender.
• In a small bowl, whisk the flour and water together; whisk the slurry into the hot liquid in the slow cooker, increase heat to HIGH and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes, until thickened; taste and add salt/pepper if needed.

ITALIAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, and drain.
• In a large saucepan combine the beans and the 6 cups of water, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 10 minute.
• Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse beans, then transfer to a 4-quart slow cooker.
• In a large skillet cook the sausage over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up the sausage as it cooks. Drain off the fat.
• Transfer the sausage to the slow cooker.
• In the same skillet cook the pork, half at a time, until pork is not longer pink. Drain off fat.
• Transfer pork to slow cooker.
• Add onion, carrots, and garlic to the slow cooker.
• Stir in the 3 cups of water, bouillon granules, thyme, and oregano.
• Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3 1/2-4 hours.
• If using low setting, turn slow cooker to high after the 7-8 hours.
• Stir the wine into the tomato paste and add the mixture to the slow cooker along with the parsley.
• Cover and cook for 15 min more.

ITALIAN SHREDDED PORK STEW

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes, kale, onion and garlic in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Place roast on vegetables. Add the beans and seasonings. Pour broth over top. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 8-10 hours., Remove meat; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking juices. Shred pork with 2 forks and return to slow cooker; heat through. If desired, garnish with sour cream.

ITALIAN BRAISED PORK

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Season pork with salt and pepper and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer pork to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Reduce heat to medium and add onion, garlic, celery, and fennel seeds to pan; cook until onion is softened, about 4 minutes.
• Add wine and cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add to slow cooker along with tomatoes. Cover and cook on high until pork is very tender, 4 hours (or 8 hours on low).
• Transfer pork to a cutting board. With 2 forks, shred meat into bite-size pieces, discarding any large pieces of fat. Skim fat off sauce and discard. Return shredded pork to slow cooker and stir to combine. (To store: Cool, cover, and refrigerate up to 3 days.) Serve over couscous.

ITALIAN BRAISED PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rinse and dry pork roast. Season all sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add roast to the hot skillet; turn and sear until browned and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a large lidded baking dish, leaving pan drippings in the skillet.
• Add carrots, onion, shallot, and garlic to the hot skillet and reduce heat to medium. Saute in the pan drippings until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes; do not overcook.
• Pour red wine, beef broth, and tomato puree over the roast in the baking dish. Add sauteed vegetables, parsley, and thyme.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven until meat pulls apart easily, 2 to 3 hours.