Title: Basque Pork Stew
Categories: Meat Soup Main
Yield: 4 Servings

2	lb	Lean pork shoulder
3	tb	Olive oil
		Salt
		Pepper
2		Onions, thickly sliced
1	c	Chicken stock
2	tb	Tomato paste
2		Sweet red peppers, in strips
1/4	lb	Prosciutto or ham, coarsely chopped
10		Garlic cloves, thin sliced
1	ts	Paprika
1	ts	Dried thyme
1/4	ts	Hot pepper flakes
1		Orange

Cut pork into 1-1/2-inch cubes. In deep skillet or shallow saucepan, heat 1 tb of the oil over medium-high heat; brown pork in batches, adding more oil as necessary. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Transfer to plate.

[Tip: Brown meat in batches. Adding too much meat to the skillet at one time will cause meat to steam, not brown nicely.]

Add onions to skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add stock and tomato paste; bring to boil, deglazing pan. Return pork to skillet; stir in red peppers, prosciutto, garlic, paprika, thyme and hot pepper flakes.

Grate rind from orange; add to stew. Peel orange; chop coarsely and stir into stew. Reduce heat; cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until pork in tender. Taste and adjust seasoning.

[Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead, covered and refrigerated. May be frozen for up to 2 months, thaw in refrigerator and bring to room temperature. Reheat over medium-low heat.]

4 servings for $8.82 CDN [Mar/95]

Per Serving: about 520 calories, 56 g protein, 24 g fat, 19 g carbohydrate high source fibre, excellent source iron.

Serving suggestion: steam broccoli while stew reheats and serve it over rice.

Source: Canadian Living magazine, Feb 95 Presented in article by Rose Murray: "So Good To Come Home To"

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