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Pork and apple cider casserole with sage dumplings
Serving size: Serves 4-6
Cooking time: More than 2 hours
Course: Lunch,
MainFavourite flavours: Pork
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INGREDIENTS
pork shoulder, 1kg, trimmed, cubed
seasoned flour, 1/3 cup
olive oil, 2 tablespoons
pickling onions, 12 small, peeled
apples, 2, cored, cut into chunks
garlic, 2 cloves, crushed
apple cider, 345ml bottle
chicken stock, ½ cup
bay leaves, 2
baby carrots, 1 bunch, trimmed, peeled
steamed green beans, to serve
SAGE DUMPLINGS
self-raising flour, 1½ cups
grated parmesan, ¼ cup
sage, finely chopped,
1 tablespoon,
butter, 50g, chopped
buttermilk (or milk), 2/3 cup
METHOD
- Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C.
- Dust pork in flour, shaking off excess. Heat half oil in a medium flameproof casserole dish on high. Brown pork in 2-3 batches, 2-3 minutes each. Transfer to a plate.
- Heat remaining oil in same pan on medium. Cook onions, stirring occasionally, 4-5 minutes, until golden brown. Add apples and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, 3-4 minutes.
- Return pork to pan with cider, stock and bay leaves. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Season to taste.
- Bake, covered, 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in carrots. Bake a further 35-40 minutes, until pork is very tender and sauce thickens. Increase oven to hot, 200°C.
- SAGE DUMPLINGS: Meanwhile, sift flour into a bowl. Stir in parmesan and sage. Rub in butter, using fingertips, until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Season to taste. Add buttermilk and use palette knife to mix quickly to a soft, sticky dough. Spoon tablespoons of mixture over casserole.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, uncovered, until dumplings are golden brown and puffed. Serve with steamed green beans.
TOP TIP- If baby carrots are unavailable, chop some large ones into batons.
- Seasoned flour is plain flour with added seasonings of choice.
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