Nice family recipe for diced pork

[mummytopebs]

Just that really I have a big pack of diced pork but am struggling to think what to do with it for the whole family. I have a 5 year old and a 10 month old. Any suggestions?

I do a lovely casserole with pork, usually halved loin steaks but diced would do.

Chop & fry some onion & celery, put into casserole dish, then brown the pork & add on top of veg. Pour tin of veg soup + some water into frying pan, season & add some worcs sauce, heat & scrape meat juice from pan & pour over meat & veg.

Cover casserole & cook for about 2 hrs at about 150-160.

Chop some mushrooms & add to casserole, cook for another 30 mins or so.

You can cook it for longer on a lower heat or less time on a higher heat but generally the meat falls apart & the sauce is gorgeous

Fry onions, garlic, add the pork and some cider or chicken stock. Chuck in a sprig of rosemary and a bay leaf. Cover and casserole until tender.

onions,mushrooms,can of condensed mushroom soup,some ketchup or tom puree and sage
cover and bake in moderate oven til tender
serve with rice

we love delia's spanish pork with olives

mmmm they all sound really nice

Aseriously blond moment do you brown the pork first?

I do - I think the meat picks up something from the veg, & the browning adds colour & flavour - but I don't know if it really makes any difference, & there is a school of thought that says it toughens the meat.

You could try it both ways & see!

only briefly then i remove it from the pan before frying the rest.
just realised that i forget to add that i also include bacon in it!
but maybe you can give your LO a separate portion?
tis v yummy and also freezes a treat too

I make a pork casserole with onions, garlic, tinned tomatoes, chickpeas, red peppers (fresh are fine but I prefer roasted ones in jars) and some smoked paprika - really nice. DD loved it from about 9m so hopefully it would do you all.

I could have written your post. If making pork in cider how to thicken the sauce? (sorry for mini hijack)

If you want it a bit thicker and are going to brown the meat first, then dust it lightly in seasoned flour. That will cook into the sauce and give it a little more body.