Smoked Pork and Carrot Stew
Instructions:
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 lb. smoked pork, cut into cubes
- 2 white onions, diced
- 2 lbs. carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 sprigs thyme, chopped
- 2 yellow-fl esh potatoes, diced
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 carrots, juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup fl at-leaf parsley, sliced
- 1/4 cup chives, sliced
- 1/4 cup chervil leaves
- In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil and sauté the pork until golden brown.
- Add the onions and continue to sauté until translucent. Add the carrots and cook for 5 minutes. Add the honey, thyme, and potatoes. Sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add the vegetable stock and bay leaf. Reduce the liquid by 50% and add the carrot juice.
- Bring to a simmer and adjust the seasoning.
- Purée 1/3 of the cooked carrot pieces and return to the stew.
- Add the parsley, chives, and chervil just before serving.
- Tip: Be wary of seasoning with too much salt. The smoked pork in this dish has a fair bit of salt that will fl avor the stew throughout the cooking process.
- If you don’t have a juicer, you can purchase bottled carrot juice. I would prefer that you place raw fi nely diced vegetables into a blender, add cold water to cover, and blend until liquefi ed.