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Chef John's Irish Pork Stew

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170 min

Chef John's Irish Pork Stew

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Time

170 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

401

Rating

4.00★ (325)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
This Irish pork stew is a variation of corned beef and cabbage. And in case you didn't know, corned beef and cabbage is not typically eaten on St. Patrick's Day in Ireland.

Ingredients

  • (2 ½ pound) boneless pork shoulder: 1 piece (cut into 2-inch cubes)
  • salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • vegetable oil: 1 Tbsp
  • butter: 1 Tbsp
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped)
  • garlic: 2 clove (minced)
  • all-purpose flour: 1 Tbsp
  • bay leaf: 1 piece
  • caraway seed: 0.75 tsp
  • dark beer (such as Guinness): 1 bottle (12 fluid ounce bottle)
  • chicken broth: 2 cups
  • carrots: 3 piece (cut into 1-inch pieces)
  • stalks celery: 2 piece (cut into 1-inch pieces)
  • fresh flat-leaf parsley: 0.25 cup (chopped)
  • balsamic vinegar: 3 Tbsp
  • Brussels sprouts: 12 piece (halved)
  • potatoes: 3 cups (or as needed, mashed)
  • fresh flat-leaf parsley: 1 tsp (for garnish, chopped)

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  1. Season pork with salt and black pepper.
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  2. Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Working in batches, cook and stir pork in hot oil until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a bowl.
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  3. Melt butter in the same pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot butter with a pinch of salt until onion is softened and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
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  4. Stir flour into onion mixture; cook and stir until flour is completely incorporated, about 2 minutes. Add bay leaf and caraway seed; cook for 2 minutes more. Pour in beer. Cook and stir until thickened, 1 to 3 minutes.
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  5. Stir browned pork, broth, carrots, and celery into beer mixture; bring to a simmer. Stir 1/4 cup parsley and balsamic vinegar into stew; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until pork is fork-tender, about 2 hours.
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  6. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook Brussels sprouts in boiling water until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.
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  7. Stir Brussels sprouts into stew and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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  8. Divide mashed potatoes between 6 bowls. Ladle stew over potatoes and garnish with 1 teaspoon parsley.
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