Creole Pork Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Make the broth: Cover the tasajo with cold water and soak it for at least 8 hours. (There is no need to refrigerate it.) Change the water and continue soaking for another hour. Drain again and rinse under cold running water. Put the tasajo in a large, heavy pot and add about 6 quarts of water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 1 hour. Add the pork, beef brisket, and bay leaf, and let the three meats cook together until tender. Remove the pot from the heat and skim as much fat as possible from the broth. (If you have time, the best way is to refrigerate the broth overnight until the fat solidifies and then remove it.)
• Make the Sofrito: Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and saute the onions and green pepper until the onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes more. Add the pepper, cumin, and tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add the sofrito to the broth and simmer, covered, while you prepare the vegetables.
• Complete the Dish: Peel the malanga, boniato, name, yucca, and calabaza and cube them. Cut the corn and green plaintains into 1 1/2-inch pieces. With a knife, split the skin of each piece of green plantain and open it away from the center as if you were taking off a coat. Sprinkle the plantain pieces with the lime juice. Slit the semi-ripe and ripe plantains lengthwise and slice them crosswise into 1 1/2-inch rounds. Do not remove their skins or they will disintegrate in the stew. Add the green plantains to the simmering stew. After about 15 minutes, add the semiripe plantains. After another 15 minutes, add the ripe plantains and let them simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Serve hot in soup plates or, cocido-style, with the meats, vegetables, and broth in separate dishes. (Each diner removes the skin from the semi-ripe plantains themselves).

Steps:

• Place chicken broth, tomatoes, onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and Creole seasoning in the bottom of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on High for 4 to 5 hours, or Low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat during the last 50 minutes of cooking time. Add andouille sausage and turkey kielbasa to the skillet and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir sausage and rice into the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on High for 30 minutes. Stir in shrimp and continue to cook until rice is tender and shrimp are just opaque in the centers, 10 to 15 minutes more.

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. To make this recipe, you will need a small saucepan (for the stock), and a good pot, like a Dutch oven (for the stew).
• 3. I have several ways to use the base. For this recipe I am using cubed pork tenderloin. However, it works great with chicken, beef, and is amazing with seafood. If you are using seafood (shrimp, scallops, cod, etc.), then toss in some cubed taters and turn it into a spicy red chowder.
• 4. Homemade Worcestershire Looking for a good Worcestershire without anchovies? It is easy/peasy to make... So yummy. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/diy-essentials-homemade-worcestershire-sauce.html?r=1
• 5. Can This Stew Be Frozen? Absolutely. Just place it into good single-serving containers, and it will last 4 - 6 months. Then, when you get the yearning for more, let the frozen stew sit on the counter for about an hour, and warm it up in a saucepan over low heat. I suppose you could always nuke it in the microwave. I would use low power for 2 minutes at a time until it is nice and warm.
• 6. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 7. STAGE 1 - THE PORK AND STOCK
• 8. Place the beer, chicken stock and bay leaves into a saucepan, then bring it up to a simmer.
• 9. While the pot is coming up to the simmer, cube the pork into bite-size pieces.
• 10. Add the cubed pork and simmer until tender, about an hour or so.
• 11. Remove the meat from the stock and reserve; discard the bay leaves. Keep the stock warm by placing the saucepan over low heat.
• 12. STAGE 2 - THE ROUX
• 13. Add the butter to a pot, large enough to hold all the ingredients. Set heat to medium low and wait until the butter melts, and the foaming subsides. Add the flour and start whisking.
• 14. Continue to whisk until it begins to brown, about 8 - 10 minutes. We are making a brown roux.
• 15. When the roux begins to smell nutty, it is ready. Do not let it burn.
• 16. Whisk in the stock, abouty a quarter cup at a time, until you have a base the consistency of a good English gravy.
• 17. Something like this.
• 18. You might need a bit more, or a bit less stock. We are looking for a certain consistency, not a precise amount of stock.
• 19. STAGE 3 - THE VEGGIES (AND PORK)
• 20. Add the bell pepper, chopped celery, onions, minced garlic, and reserved pork. You will notice that in addition to cubed pork, I added slices of homemade beef sausage.
• 21. Gently simmer for about 10 - 12 minutes.
• 22. STAGE 4 - THE TOMATOES AND SPICES
• 23. Add the crushed tomatoes, the dry spices, and Worcestershire, then thin the base down with a bit more stock.
• 24. The normal consistency would be halfway between a gravy and water. However, make it anyway you wish. For example, you could leave it thick and ladle it over some steamed rice. Or, you add enough stock to make it more of a soup. You choose.
• 25. Continue to simmer for an additional 3 - 4 minutes.
• 26. STAGE 5 - FINISHING TOUCHES
• 27. Add the sherry, then simmer for 2 - 3 minutes.
• 28. Finish it off with a some freshly squeezed lemon juice, and maybe a bit more salt or pepper, to taste.
• 29. PLATE/PRESENT
• 30. Serve while nice and warm with a fresh loaf of crusty bread, and maybe ladled over some steamed white rice. Enjoy.
• 31. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

Steps:

• Combine all of the seasonings; set aside 1/2 teaspoon. In a saucepan over low heat, saute green pepper, onion and remaining seasoning mixture in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in mushrooms and half the tomato paste. Spread mixture over the roast; place in shallow baking pan. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°-170°. Place roast on a serving platter; keep warm. , Transfer all but 2 tablespoons drippings to a measuring cup. Add enough water to measure 1-1/2 cups; set aside. Stir flour into drippings in pan. Gradually blend the 1-1/2 cups of liquid into flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Add reserved seasoning mixture and remaining tomato paste. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve with the roast.

Steps:

• Season veal and pork with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.
• When oil is hot, stir flour in gradually.
• Lower heat.
• It is very important that you keep stirring constantly.
• After all of the flour has been combined with the oil, turn the heat down very low and cook until golden brown, still stirring constantly.
• Add seasoned meat to the roux and simmer, uncovered over medium heat, turning occasionally until browned on all sides (15 minutes).
• Add celery, onion, garlic, thyme, and green pepper, and sauté until onion is wilted (5 minutes).
• Add tomato juice and water, and mix well.
• Let cook overlow heat until meat is tender (30 minutes).
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; rub over both sides of pork. , In a large skillet, cook chops in oil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until chops are lightly browned; drain. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook 4-6 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.