Pork Stew with White Beans & Eggplant
Pork Stew with White Beans and Eggplant recipe
Yield
4 servingsPrep
30 minCook
2 hrsReady
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
white beans
dried |
|
| 5 | tablespoons |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 ½ | pounds |
pork shoulder
boneless, cut into 1 inch pieces |
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
white wine
dry |
*
|
| 6 | cups |
water
(or more) |
|
| 8 | each |
thyme sprigs
fresh |
* |
| 2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
onions
minced |
|
| 2 | large |
garlic cloves
minced |
*
|
| 4 | large |
italian plum (roma) tomatoes
chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
white beans
dried |
|
| 75 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 680.4 | g |
pork shoulder
boneless, cut into 1 inch pieces |
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
white wine
dry |
*
|
| 1.4 | l |
water
(or more) |
|
| 8 | each |
thyme sprigs
fresh |
* |
| 2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
onions
minced |
|
| 2 | large |
garlic cloves
minced |
*
|
| 4 | large |
italian plum (roma) tomatoes
chopped |
|
Directions
- Place beans in bowl. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch; soak overnight.
Drain.
Working in batches, add pork to pan; brown on all sides, about 7 minutes per batch.
Transfer to plate. Pour off drippings.
Add wine to pan; cook 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits.
Add pork, beans, 6 cups water, thyme, and bay leaves.
Bring to simmer, skimming foam from surface.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 1½ hours.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbs. oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
Add eggplant and season with salt.
Saut? until brown, about 5 minutes.
Drain on paper towels.
Heat 1tablespoon oil in same skillet over low heat. Add onion; saut? 3 minutes. Add garlic; saut? 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high. Add tomatoes; stir until thick, about 5 minutes. Add mixture to pork; add eggplant. Cover partially and simmer over low heat until eggplant is tender, adding more water if too thick, about 20 minutes. Season mixture with salt and pepper.
