Tuscan Pork Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Place flour in a shallow dish. Add pork, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat. In a Dutch oven, brown pork in 3 tablespoons oil in batches. Remove and keep warm., In the same pan, saute onion in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, tomato paste, vinegar, anchovy paste, herbs, salt, pepper flakes, pepper and pork; bring to a boil., Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in parsley. Cover and cook 30-40 minutes longer or until meat is tender. Skim fat; discard bay leaves and cinnamon stick., Serve with pasta; sprinkle with cheese. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled stew in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

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.