ELIZABETHAN PORK

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Categories     Pork

Yield 6-8 people

Number Of Ingredients 20

4 tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2 lb leg of pork, boned and trimmed of excess fat, cut into cubes
8oz onions, peeled, halved and sliced
3 level tbs all purpose flour
3/4 pint red wine 1/2 pint stock
3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 level teaspoon ground mace
1 - 2 level teaspoon medium - hot curry powder
1/4 level teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 level teaspoon celery seeds
1/2 level teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 sprig each fresh marjoram, thyme, sage and rosemary
8oz stoned fresh apricots or 4oz ready-to-use dried apricots
4oz large stoned raisins
6oz large stoned fresh or semi-dried dates
finely grated rind and strained juice of l lemon
1 large orange
3 small dessert apples, Cox or russet, peeled, cored, halved and thickly sliced
2 level teaspoons soft light brown sugar

Steps:

  • - Preheat the oven to 160oC. - Fry the pork in the oil until browned. - Remove the pork from the frying pan with a slotted spoon and set aside in an ovenproof lidded casserole. - Add the onion to the fat remaining in the frying pan and sauté until just softened. - Sprinkle the flour over the onions and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. - Gradually stir in the wine, scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the frying pan. - Add the garlic, mace, curry powder, cayenne pepper, celery seeds and salt and pepper. - Add the apricots, raisins, dates, lemon rind and juice. - Put the contents of the frying pan into the casserole with the pork. - Add the stock. - Add 1 teaspoon of orange zest. - Add the juice of the orange. - Add the apple slices and sugar. - Stir well. - Cover with the lid and cook for 2 hours or until the meat is very tender. - Stir occasionally.

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