Best Hearty Pork Stew Recipes

HEARTY TEXAS BEEF, PORK & CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a large, heavy pot, over medium heat, add the oil.
• Season the beef and pork with salt and pepper.
• Sear the meat, in batches, for 2 minutes on all sides.
• Add the red wine to deglaze (about 1 minute).
• Add the onions, garlic, and hot pepper.
• Cover with water (approx. 3-4 quarts).
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer until tender (approx. 3 hours) Season the chicken with salt, pepper and essence.
• Add the chicken during the last 1 ½ hours of cooking.
• Remove the meat, chicken and vegetables, set aside to cool.
• Discard the vegetables.
• Add the remaining vegetables to the pot.
• Continue to cook for 1 hour.
• After the meat is cool, cube the beef and pork into 1" pieces.
• Remove the skin and bones from the chicken and cube into 1" pieces.
• Add the cubed meat to the vegetables.
• Continue to cook for 30 minutes.
• Re-season if necessary.
• Ladle into serving bowls.
• Serve with fresh bread or corn bread.

HEARTY PORK STEW

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve in bowls with noodles. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

CROCK POT HEARTY PORK STEW

Steps:

• In a 4 to 5 quart slow cooker, mix together all the ingredients except the flour and margarine.
• Cover and cook on Low heat 6 to 7 hours or until pork is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
• Mix flour and margarine; gradually stir into stew until well blended.
• Turn slow cooker to high and cook for an additional 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

HEARTY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle pork with sage and mint. In a very large.
• oven-going skillet brown pork in 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium-high.
• heat, turning often. Remove pork from skillet. Add mushrooms, onion, and.
• garlic to skillet. Cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in browned.
• pork, broth, and bay leaf. Bring pork mixture to boiling. Remove from.
• heat; cover. Place skillet in oven. Bake fro 30 minutes. Stir in chopped.
• carrots; cover and bake for 20 minutes more or until carrots are.
• crisp-tender.
• In a small saucepan melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium-low.
• heat. Remove from heat. Stir in flour and Worcestershire sauce. Remove.
• skillet from oven. Return skillet to stovetop; uncover. Stir in flour.
• mixture. Bring pork mixture to boiling over medium heat, stirring.
• occasionally. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until the.
• mixture is slightly thickened. Remove and discard bay leaf. If desired,.
• serve stew over hot cooked noodles.

HEARTY PORK STEW WITH GREEN CHILES

Steps:

• Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker; adjust for medium heat. Brown pork in oil. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, water and chiles. Press cancel., Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 8 minutes. Quick-release pressure. Press cancel. In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and water. Select saute; bring to a simmer. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Sprinkle with cilantro if desired., To prepare ahead and freeze uncooked: In a gallon-size freezer bag, combine all ingredients except cornstarch, water and cilantro. Seal, removing as much air as possible; freeze up to 3 months. When ready to use, thaw overnight; prepare recipe as directed.

SLOW-COOKER HEARTY PORK STEW

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except flour and butter in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 7 hours (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until pork is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
• Mix flour and butter. Gently stir flour mixture, 1 spoonful at a time, into pork mixture until blended.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.