Italian Pork Stew Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown pork in oil; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker., Stir in the tomatoes, broth, vegetable blend, wine, marmalade, garlic, oregano, fennel seed, pepper and, if desired, pepper flakes. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours, until meat is tender., Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into stew. Cover and cook on high about 30 minutes, until thickened. Serve with fettuccine if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rinse and dry pork roast. Season all sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add roast to the hot skillet; turn and sear until browned and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a large lidded baking dish, leaving pan drippings in the skillet.
• Add carrots, onion, shallot, and garlic to the hot skillet and reduce heat to medium. Saute in the pan drippings until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes; do not overcook.
• Pour red wine, beef broth, and tomato puree over the roast in the baking dish. Add sauteed vegetables, parsley, and thyme.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven until meat pulls apart easily, 2 to 3 hours.

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic and ginger in a slow cooker. Toss in half of the flour and season with salt and pepper. Scatter the bay leaves over the vegetables.
• Season the pork generously with salt and pepper, sprinkle with the thyme and allspice and toss with the remaining flour to coat. Place the pork over the vegetables in the slow cooker. Add 2 cups water and the tomatoes, cover and cook on low 8 hours.
• Discard the bay leaves. Remove the pork roast and slice or pull the meat off the bone into large pieces. Serve in bowls with the vegetables and broth.

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, and drain.
• In a large saucepan combine the beans and the 6 cups of water, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 10 minute.
• Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse beans, then transfer to a 4-quart slow cooker.
• In a large skillet cook the sausage over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up the sausage as it cooks. Drain off the fat.
• Transfer the sausage to the slow cooker.
• In the same skillet cook the pork, half at a time, until pork is not longer pink. Drain off fat.
• Transfer pork to slow cooker.
• Add onion, carrots, and garlic to the slow cooker.
• Stir in the 3 cups of water, bouillon granules, thyme, and oregano.
• Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3 1/2-4 hours.
• If using low setting, turn slow cooker to high after the 7-8 hours.
• Stir the wine into the tomato paste and add the mixture to the slow cooker along with the parsley.
• Cover and cook for 15 min more.

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except ravioli. Cover; cook on Low heat setting about 6 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Increase heat setting to High. Stir in ravioli. Cover; cook about 8 minutes longer or until ravioli are tender.

Steps:

• Coat the slow cooker with cooking spray; layer the onion, bell peppers, and garlic in the cooker.
• In a big skillet over med-high heat, warm 1 ½ tablespoon oil until very hot.
• Add half the meat; cook until browned on all sides, 4-5 minutes; transfer meat to cooker.
• Repeat with remaining oil and meat.
• Add the tomatoes and wine to the skillet; bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan.
• Add in the fennel, orange zest, rosemary, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.
• Pour over everything in the cooker; cover and cook on LOW for 7-9 hours, until pork is fork tender.
• In a small bowl, whisk the flour and water together; whisk the slurry into the hot liquid in the slow cooker, increase heat to HIGH and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes, until thickened; taste and add salt/pepper if needed.