The Best Pork Stew Ever 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.

CREAMY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Season pork chunks generously with salt and pepper. Toss to distribute seasonings evenly.
• Heat vegetable oil in pot over high heat. Brown pork in batches so meat isn't crowded, about 7 minutes total time per batch. Transfer pork to a plate. Cook onions in same pot; cook and stir until they start to turn translucent and edges get brown, 3 or 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in apple cider and apple cider vinegar.
• Raise heat to high. Stir in mustard and horseradish. Transfer browned pork pieces back to pot, along with accumulated juices. Pour in cream and chicken broth to cover. Add sage, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf. Season with a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer; reduce heat, cover, and simmer on low for 30 minutes. Add celery, carrots, black pepper and cayenne.
• Simmer uncovered on low until meat is tender, about 1 hour. Add green peas. Simmer another 10 minutes. Optional: for a thicker sauce, raise heat and simmer until sauce is reduced, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Garnish individual servings with apple strips and chopped fresh chives.

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.

THE BEST PORK STEW EVER

Steps:

• Sear pork butt in 1/2 olive oil in large LeCrueset until brown on all sides. Remove pork to a plate. Pour out the fat. Add the rest of the oil. Brown onions for a couple minutes and then add the rest of the vegetables. Saute for a couple of minutes. Pour in wine and deglaze the pan scrapping up the brown bits, then add back the pork and all of the other ingredients. Break up the tomatos in your hand prior to adding and use all the juice in the can. Cover and bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer slowly for 3-4 hours. Serve the following day with polenta or mashed potatos or white rice. Drizzle with fine oil oil prior to serving.

SAVORY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Place pork in a Dutch oven that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Cook over medium heat until browned. Add onion, seasonings, water and tomato sauce; bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.

OVEN BAKED PORK STEW

Steps:

• Brown meat half at a time in hot oil.
• Stir flour into drippings left in the pan.
• Stir in undrained tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, sugar, bouillon, thyme, oregano, hot sauce, water and salt.
• Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
• Combine meat, sweet potatoes, onion, and green pepper in a 3 qt casserole dish.
• Stir in tomato mixture.
• Bake, covered in a 350°F oven for about 1 1/2 hours or until meat and veggies are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Stir in peas.
• Bake 5 to 10 minutes more.