Spicy pork and bean stew

Name: Spicy pork and bean stew
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 750 g pork chopped into cubes; 6 cloves garlic; 1 parsnip; 2 carrots; 1 large onion; 4 medium mushrooms; 1 lump of fresh ginger chopped finely; 40 ml olive oil; 8 small whole salad potatoes add more to stretch this meal; Beef stock pot; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tbs ground coriander; 1 tbs cumin seeds; 1 tbs ground turmeric; A few bits of cinnamon bark; 230 g pre cooked cannellini beans; 230 g pre cooked red kidney beans; 500 g passata; 1 tbs tomato puree; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 250 ml white wine; 3-4 stalks celery

jdjemal @joedjemal

Royal Tunbridge Wells

A very tasty winter warmer that tastes better on the second day.

jdjemal @joedjemal

Royal Tunbridge Wells

A very tasty winter warmer that tastes better on the second day.

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Ingredients

75 mins

4 servings

750 gpork chopped into cubes
6 clovesgarlic
1parsnip
2carrots
1large onion
4medium mushrooms
1lump of fresh ginger chopped finely
40 mlolive oil
8small whole salad potatoes add more to stretch this meal
Beef stock pot
1 tspcayenne pepper
1 tbsground coriander
1 tbscumin seeds
1 tbsground turmeric
A few bits of cinnamon bark
230 gpre cooked cannellini beans
230 gpre cooked red kidney beans
500 gpassata
1 tbstomato puree
1 tspblack pepper
1 tspsalt
250 mlwhite wine
3-4 stalkscelery

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Steps

75 mins

1

Sweat the thinly sliced onions, the celery, garlic, ginger and spices gently in the olive oil in a large pot.
2

Meanwhile sear the pork in a very hot heavy bottomed frying pan or dutch oven in batches and add to the onion and spice mixture as they brown on all sides.
(Don't skip this step as it makes a huge difference to the flavour)
Chop up the vegetables and add to the pot.
3

Add the passata, beans and white wine and all the other ingredients.
4

Simmer on a very low heat stirring occasionaly and top up with water from time to time if it seems to be drying out. Cook for an hour.
5

Serve with soured cream and freshly chopped coriander leaves.