Simple Slow Cooker Recipes (Part 4) – Slow-cooker jerk pork stew

Slow-cooker jerk pork stew

0Description: Slow-cooker jerk pork stew

Slow-cooker jerk pork stew

 

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Serves 6

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Prep 15 minutes

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Cook 6 hours 10 minutes

Ingredient

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2 teaspoons olive oil

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600g pork shoulder, cut into 2cm pieces

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1 brown onion, roughly chopped

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1 red capsicum, chopped

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1 green capsicum, chopped

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1 garlic clove, finely chopped

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3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely
chopped

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1 tablespoon plain flour

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400g orange sweet potato, peeled, cut into 3cm
pieces

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2 cups chicken stock

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2 tablespoons tomato sauce

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1 teaspoon dried thyme

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½ teaspoon allspice

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½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Pinch of cayenne pepper

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Steamed white rice, to serve

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Pineapple salsa

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½ medium pineapple, peeled, cut into 5mm pieces

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¼ red onion, finely chopped

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2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves

Recipe

1.   
Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying
pan over medium-high heat. Add pork. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes
or until browned. Transfer to the bowl of a 5.5-litre slow cooker.

2.   
Heat remaining oil in frying pan. Add onion and
capsicum. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion is softened. Add garlic
and ginger. Cook for 1 minute. Add flour. Cook, stirring to coat, for 1
minute. Add vegetable mixture to slow cooker with sweet potato, stock, tomato
sauce, thyme, allspice, cinnamon and cayenne pepper. Stir to combine.

3.   
Cover with lid. Cook on low for 6 hours (or on
high for 3 hours), removing the lid for the last 1 hour of cooking time. Season
with salt and pepper.

4.   
Make Pineapple salsa Combine pineapple, onion
and coriander in a bowl. Serve jerk pork with salsa and rice.

 

Nutrition: (per serve) 2313kJ; 15.4g
fat; 5.4g sat fat; 26.8g protein; 72.6g carbs; 4.1g fibre; 65mg chol; 572mg
sodium.