Name: Pork and apple stew with potato bake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Pork and apple stew; 800 gram boneless pork neck, trimmed, cubed; 1/3 cup seasoned plain flour; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1 large carrot, chopped; 2 small parsnips, peeled, halved; 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 bay leaves; 4 sage leaves; 2 cup chicken stock; 2 cup water; 2 apples, peeled, cored, quartered; chopped parsley, to serve; Potato bake; 1 large kumara, peeled, thinly sliced; 2 large potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced; 2 cup milk; 3/4 cup thickened cream; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1/2 cup grated tasty cheese

Ingredients

Pork and apple stew

800 gram boneless pork neck, trimmed, cubed

1/3 cup seasoned plain flour

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 large carrot, chopped

2 small parsnips, peeled, halved

2 tablespoon brown sugar

2 bay leaves

4 sage leaves

2 cup chicken stock

2 cup water

2 apples, peeled, cored, quartered

chopped parsley, to serve

Potato bake

1 large kumara, peeled, thinly sliced

2 large potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced

2 cup milk

3/4 cup thickened cream

1 garlic clove, crushed

1/2 cup grated tasty cheese

Method

Pork and apple stew with potato bake

1.Preheat oven to moderately hot, 190°C.

2.Toss pork in flour, shaking off any excess.

3.Heat half the oil in large flameproof dish on high. Cook pork in 2 batches for 2-3 minutes until browned. Transfer to a plate.

4.Heat remaining oil in same pan on high. Saute onion for 2-3 minutes until tender. Add carrot and cook for 2 minutes.

5.Add parsnips, sugar, bay leaves and sage. Return pork to pan with stock and water. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to moderately slow 160°C. Bake for 30 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Add apple. Cook for a further 30 minutes until pork is tender.

6.Make Potato Bake as per method below.

7.Serve stew topped with parsley. Accompany with potato bake.

Potato bake

8.Lightly grease a medium ovenproof dish. Layer kumara and potato over base. In a large jug, combine milk, cream and garlic. Season to taste. Pour over vegetables in dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, for a further 15 minutes or until golden and tender.

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Ingredients

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Pork and apple stew with potato bake

Potato bake

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