Apple-Braised Pork
- 1 1/2 pound pork butt, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 onion, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 fennel bulb, cored, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 cup dry white wine or water
- 5 apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¾-inch cubes (about 5 cups)
- 1/2 cup apple juice or apple cider
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 6 fresh sage leaves, cut into slivers, divided
- 2 cups gluten-free low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 cup diced dried apples
- 14 dried prunes, sliced (about 1-1/2 cups)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Season cubed pork with salt and pepper on all sides.
In a 6-quart pot, heat oil over medium heat and, working in two batches, brown pork cubes on all sides.
Remove pork and set aside.
Drain all but about one tablespoon of drippings from the pan.
Add onion and fennel to drippings and sauté for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add white wine or water and continue to cook for about 5 minutes, stirring to scrape up browned bits from the bottom.
Return pork pieces along with fresh apples, apple juice, bay leaf, parsley, half the sage leaves and chicken stock.
Cover pot, raise heat to high and bring to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer, taste liquid and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Uncover, add sliced dried apples and prunes and cook for 1 hour more. Just before serving, add remaining sage leaves and stir.
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- 1 1/2 pound pork butt, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 onion, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 fennel bulb, cored, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 cup dry white wine or water
- 5 apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¾-inch cubes (about 5 cups)
- 1/2 cup apple juice or apple cider
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 6 fresh sage leaves, cut into slivers, divided
- 2 cups gluten-free low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 cup diced dried apples
- 14 dried prunes, sliced (about 1-1/2 cups)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper