Ragout of pork

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
18-lb. pork loin; cut into 2 cubes; bones sawed.
1largeOnion; chopped
1Clove garlic; minced
1Carrots; scraped and chopped
2Celery ribs; chopped
½teaspoonRosemary
½teaspoonThyme
1Bay leaf
8cupsDry red wine
½cupCorn oil
½cupFlour
1poundsMushrooms; sliced
2tablespoonsButter

Directions

Rub meat and bones with salt and pepper. Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, and wine to cover. Let stand overnight.

Remove meat and bones and pat dry. Drain vegetables and retain, along with marinade. Heat oil in large dutch oven and brown meat and bones. Add vegetables and bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with flour, stir to distribute and bake 20 minutes longer. Pour off fat, add marinade and bring to boil on top of stove. Partially cover and bake 1 hour or more until tender. Remove meat. Strain sauce and then boil for 10 minutes to reduce. Skim fat. Saute mushrooms in butter. Combine with pork and sauce.

TIME DOES NOT INCLUDE

OVERNIGHT MARINADE

From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of Contemporary Recipes>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .