SLOW-COOKED CELERIAC WITH PORK & ORANGE

Slow-cooked celeriac with pork & orange image

A big-flavoured, slow-cook dish where the meat just falls apart. Cooks in a single pot

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 leeks , trimmed and washed
2 carrots , peeled
3 tbsp olive oil
900g boneless pork , cut into large stewing pieces (shoulder is an ideal cut to use)
2 small or 1 large celeriac (about 1kg/2lb 4oz), peeled and diced into large chunks
2 garlic cloves , chopped
200ml dry white wine
200ml chicken stock
juice and zest of 1 orange (remove the orange zest with a potato peeler)
2 tsp soy sauce
large sprig of rosemary
crusty bread , to serve

Steps:

Preheat the oven to fan 120C/conventional 140C/gas 1. Cut each leek into about five pieces, chop the carrots into pieces the same size as the leeks. Heat a large, lidded, flameproof casserole dish on the hob until it's very hot. Add 2 tbsp of the olive oil, then carefully tip the pork into the casserole and leave it for a couple of minutes to brown. Stir once, then leave for another couple of minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to a plate. Pour the rest of the oil into the dish, tip in the leeks, carrots and celeriac and fry for 3-4 minutes, stirring, until they start to brown. Add the garlic and fry for a minute more.
Stir the pork and any juices into the vegetables, then pour in the wine, stock, orange juice and soy sauce. Throw in the rosemary and orange zest, season with salt and pepper, give it a stir, then bring everything to the boil.
Cover the dish, transfer it to the oven and cook for 2 hours, stirring after an hour. Cook until the pork is very tender and the leeks fall apart when prodded with a spoon. (It can now be left to cool and then frozen for up to 1 month.) Leave to stand for at least 10 minutes, then spoon into bowls. Serve with crusty bread to soak up all those juices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 34 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium