Jamaicanporkstew Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S IRISH PORK STEW

Steps:

• Season pork cubes with salt and black pepper.
• Heat vegetable oil in a pot over high heat. Working in batches, cook and stir pork in hot oil until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a bowl and reduce heat to medium.
• Melt butter in the pot. Cook and stir onion with a pinch of salt in hot butter until onion is softened and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir flour into onion mixture; cook and stir until flour is completely incorporated, about 2 minutes. Add bay leaf and caraway seed; cook for 2 minutes more. Pour beer into onion mixture. Cook and stir until thickened, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Stir pork, chicken broth, carrots, and celery into beer mixture; bring to simmer. Stir 1/4 cup parsley and balsamic vinegar into stew, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until pork is fork-tender, about 2 hours.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the Brussels sprouts and cook uncovered until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Stir Brussels sprouts into stew and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide mashed potatoes between 6 bowls. Ladle stew over potatoes and top each with a pinch of parsley.

JAMAICAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• Brown onions and pork in oil.
• In a bowl or large measuring cup, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add vinegar, soya sauce, ketchup, water, and syrup/juice of drained pineapple.
• Add mixture to pork.
• Cook over low heat, stirring until thick and clear.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add pineapple tidbits and green pepper. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Serve over hot rice.

AFRICAN PORK AND PEANUT STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoons of the oil on high heat. When hot, add the pork cubes and cook until soft. Stir in the garlic, curry powder, coriander, cumin, and crushed red pepper. Cook 1 minute. Add ginger, cinnamon, bay leaf, salt, chicken broth, and tomato paste.
• Bring liquid to a boil, cover and simmer on low for 45 minutes. Add peanut butter and blend well. Cook stew another 3 minutes, uncovered to blend.
• Stir in chopped tomato and bell pepper. Simmer 2-3 minutes, just until the vegetables soften but still retain shape.
• Before serving, taste to correct seasonings; You may wish to add a final splash of lemon juice to refresh the flavors.

CUBAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown meat in 2 tablespoons olive oil, add flour and set aside. In a large dutch oven, saute onion and garlic in 1 T olive oil until translucent. Combine pork, sweet potatoes, black beans, corn, white wine, red wine vinegar, capers, parsley, cilantro, cumin, pepper ad chili sauce and cook until tender. Top with ¼ c. chopped cilantro. Serves 8-10 May be prepared 2 days in advance. Keep covered while cooking so it stays moist.