Orange Braised Pork with Fruit
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
2 hrsReady
2 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
3 ½ | pounds |
pork shoulder
or butt, boned, trimmed and cubed |
|
2 | teaspoons |
marjoram
dried |
* |
½ | cup |
port wine
|
* |
½ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
½ | cup |
water
|
|
¼ | cup |
lemon juice
|
|
1 | tablespoon |
orange zest
grated |
|
1 | teaspoon |
ginger
ground |
|
2 | each |
bay leaves
|
* |
1 | cup |
figs
dried, stems removed and halved |
* |
2 | Golden |
apples
peeled, cored and sliced, golden delicious |
* |
1 | Orange; |
oranges
peeled, sectioned and diced |
* |
4 | cups |
brown rice
cooked, still hot, blended with |
|
3 | tablespoons |
sesame seeds
natural or toasted |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1.6 | kg |
pork shoulder
or butt, boned, trimmed and cubed |
|
1E+1 | ml |
marjoram
dried |
* |
118 | ml |
port wine
|
* |
118 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
118 | ml |
water
|
|
59 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
15 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
5 | ml |
ginger
ground |
|
2 | each |
bay leaves
|
* |
237 | ml |
figs
dried, stems removed and halved |
* |
2 | Golden |
apples
peeled, cored and sliced, golden delicious |
* |
1 | Orange; |
oranges
peeled, sectioned and diced |
* |
946 | ml |
brown rice
cooked, still hot, blended with |
|
45 | ml |
sesame seeds
natural or toasted |
Directions
Sauté pork in large frying pan until browned on all sides.
Sprinkle with marjoram, stirring to sauté herb.
Add port, orange juice, water, lemon juice, orange peel, ginger and bay leaves.
Cover; simmer until pork is very tender -- about 2 hours.
Remove meat to serving dish.
Add figs, apples and orange pieces to pan.
Cover; simmer about 10 minutes, just until apples are soft.
Spoon fruit and juices over pork.
Serve with rice.