Name: Slow-Cooked Pork Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs lean pork loin, cut into 1 inch cubes; 8 ounces baby carrots; 3 large new potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes; 2 parsnips, cut into 1 inch cubes; 1 onion, cut into wedges; 2 leeks, thoroughly washed and sliced into 1 inch strips; 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 (8 ounce) packet frozen spinach, thawed and well-drained; 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon salt, to taste; 1 pint vegetable juice; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon mustard; 4 teaspoons tapioca

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Slow-Cooked Pork Stew created by Bev I Am

Always on the lookout for another tasty crockpot recipe, in trying this recipe, I was attracted by C. Barber's comment that "The pork and vegetables in this dish taste best when cooked slowly. The meat becomes so tender you can tear it with a fork." Sounded good to me! And I was not disappointed. The recipe I have posted here has been adapted from C. Barber's recipe in Prevention Healthy Cooking's 'Eat Up, Slim Down: Tried-and-true recipes and tips from real weight-loss winners' by Jane Kirby and David Joachim. Vary the vegetables - and adjust the quantity of garlic - to suit your taste preferences.

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ingredients

2 lbs lean pork loin, cut into 1 inch cubes
8 ounces baby carrots
3 large new potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 parsnips, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 onion, cut into wedges
2 leeks, thoroughly washed and sliced into 1 inch strips
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 (8 ounce) packet frozen spinach, thawed and well-drained
2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon salt, to taste
1 pint vegetable juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
4 teaspoons tapioca

directions

Place the pork in a crock pot, and add the carrots, potatoes, parsnips, onions, leeks, garlic, spinach, pepper, thyme and salt.
In a medium bowl, combine the vegetable juice, brown sugar, mustard and tapioca.
Pour it over the pork and vegetables.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours.
Note accompanying the original recipe: This recipe can also be cooked in a large casserole dish. Cover tightly and bake at 135ºC/275ºF/gas 1 for 5 hours without disturbing.
My Note: When I first came across this recipe, the reference to tapioca made me more than a little dubious. It sounded just a bit too nineteenth century, somehow smacking of grim British boarding school meals. Or something like that. Tapioca was an ingredient I had NEVER used, so I checked it out on the internet and learnt courtesy of Encyclopedia Britannica, that it (tapioca) was probably first harvested by the Mayans. And the sheer mystique of THAT connection was enough for me to give the recipe a try. I still haven't used tapioca in any other way, but I'm glad to have found this recipe. Tapioca and all!

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"Always on the lookout for another tasty crockpot recipe, in trying this recipe, I was attracted by C. Barber's comment that "The pork and vegetables in this dish taste best when cooked slowly. The meat becomes so tender you can tear it with a fork." Sounded good to me! And I was not disappointed. The recipe I have posted here has been adapted from C. Barber's recipe in Prevention Healthy Cooking's 'Eat Up, Slim Down: Tried-and-true recipes and tips from real weight-loss winners' by Jane Kirby and David Joachim. Vary the vegetables - and adjust the quantity of garlic - to suit your taste preferences."

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review by apetrall

5/17/2016

This was awful. Served it to 6 people and we all couldn't eat it. I think it was the combo of spinach and parsnip that gave it a funky smell and taste. This was not for us. Very bland as well.
review by Lili D.

10/4/2014

The garlic and thyme were overpowering, the vegetables were undercooked (despite the fact that I had cut them in small pieces and pre-cooked them a little in the microwave oven) and the meat was bland (maybe the pieces should be browned first) and tough (yet I used tenderloin).
review by WiGal

8/1/2009

Tastes great! Timing was right on for me but did cut all the pieces as suggested. I reduced the black pepper to 1 teaspoon and did not have parsnips otherwise made as posted. Loved the 6 cloves of garlic! Served with Recipe#382235. Thanks bluemoon downunder for sharing. Made for Zaar Stars.
review by MamaJ

10/10/2008

This was delicious! My DH could not get enough of it. It went together fairly quickly and the cook time was right on for my crockpot. I realized as I was writing this review that I forgot to add the spinach. I put it in the microwave to thaw and left it there. It was great without it. Thanks for posting!
review by jswinks

12/13/2007

This was yummy. The tapioca was not weird or noticeable at all, glad I tried it. My carrots and parsnips were still a bit crunchy after 6 hours so I will put veggies on bottom next time, meat on top. The sauce was tasty.