Slow Cooker Pork Stew

This hearty and warm pork stew is perfect for winter nights. Throw everything into the slow cooker and relax while it stews, then enjoy!

Preparation time

• Ingredients 14
• Prep Time 00:15
• Cook Time 04:15
• Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 tbs plain flour
• 1 kg pork neck
• 1 1/2 tbs olive oil
• 2 eggplant
• 1 brown onion thickly sliced
• 1 red capsicum cut into strips
• 3 cloves garlic thinly sliced
• 1 tbs thyme
• 2 tsp sage chopped
• 400 g white beans drained rinsed
• 1 cup Massel Liquid Stock Chicken Style
• 2 tbs tomato paste
• 300 g zucchini thickly sliced
• 1 sourdough bread *to serve
• 1 frying pan 1 slow cooker

Directions

1. Place flour on a plate and season with salt and pepper. Turn pork in flour to coat and shake off excess. Reserve excess flour.
2. Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook pork, turning, for 6 minutes or until browned all over. Transfer to a 3L (12 cup) capacity slow-cooker.
3. Heat remaining oil in pan over medium heat. Cook eggplant, onion, capsicum, garlic, thyme and sage for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Sprinkle over reserved seasoned flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Transfer to cooker with beans. Combine stock and tomato paste in a jug and pour over pork and vegetables. Top with zucchini. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or until pork is very tender.
4. Serve with bread to mop up sauce.

Notes

You could add some dried chilli flakes if you like a hint of heat.

Source: bestrecipes.com.au