Best Pork And Butternut Squash Stew Recipes

PORK STEW WITH FENNEL AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Place pork in large bowl. Mix next 6 ingredients in small bowl; sprinkle over pork, turning pork to coat evenly. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat oil in large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to medium bowl. Add half of pork to pot; sauté until brown, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to bowl with pancetta. Repeat with remaining pork. Add onions and garlic to pot; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices, broth, wine, and pork mixture. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits.
• Cover pot; place in oven. Cook stew 1 hour. Add fennel bulbs, chopped fronds, and squash cubes to stew. Cover and cook in oven until pork and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer meat and vegetables to large bowl; cover. Boil sauce over medium-high heat until thickened enough to coat spoon, about 25 minutes. Return meat and vegetables to sauce; season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool 30 minutes. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled.) Rewarm over low heat.
• *Pancetta, Italian bacon cured in salt, is available at Italian markets and some specialty foods stores and supermarkets.

PORK AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Season pork. In large, non-reactive casserole, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and brown 1/2 of pork on all sides. Remove to plate. Add 1 more tablespoon olive oil. Brown remaining pork, remove to plate. Add remaining tablespoon olive oil to casserole. Add onions and saute until softened, 10 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, crushed red pepper and bay leaf and cook over medium heat one minute. Add wine and boil until reduced by half. Stir in tomatoes, reduced chicken stock, and the pork. Bring to simmer, cover with and inverted lid of foil, put lid on pan and transfer to oven. Bake for one hour. Remove from oven, place on top of stove and add the butternut squash. Cook over medium heat 15-20 minutes or until squash is tender. Just before serving, remove bay leaf. Season with salt, pepper and cider vinegar. Garnish with cilantro.

HALLOWEEN STEW WITH PORK AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Heat another 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Toss the pork loin with the flour in a bowl to coat the pork evenly.
• Cook and stir the pork in the hot oil in the large pot until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, cook and stir the onions in the hot oil in the skillet until soft and brown, about 10 minutes.
• Pour the chicken stock into the large pot with the pork loin; add the browned onions, butternut squash, garlic cloves, minced garlic, baby carrots, celery, black olives, and crimini mushrooms. Bring the chicken stock mixture to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. Stir the Cabernet Sauvignon wine, sage, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and basil into the mixture. Place a cover on the pot and allow the mixture to simmer until fragrant and the pork loin is very tender, 2 to 3 hours.