Slow Cooker Pork Casserole

By: Deborah

The pork is so tender it falls apart with a fork. It's cosy and comforting with a deliciously flavourful gravy.

PREP: 15

COOK: 5 15

SLOW COOKER ON LOW: 8 15

TOTAL: 13 45

Course: Main

Cuisine: British

Servings: 4 people

1 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil
4 pork shoulder steaks (about 750g) cut into large chunks
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 onion roughly chopped
1 leek roughly chopped
1 carrot peeled and diced
a bundle of woody herbs (bouquet garnet) I use 2 bay leaves, a few sprigs of thyme and a sprig of rosemary, tied together with cooking yarn
1 chicken stock cube or pot
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp cider vinegar
500 ml cold water
2 tsp cornflour
1 tbsp honey

Heat your slow cooker. Drizzle the oil in a wide frying pan over a high heat. Season the pork, then add to the hot pan. Avoid overcrowding the meat – you may want to do this in batches. Cook until deep brown all over (around 1.5 minutes on both sides), then transfer to the slow cooker. Add the onion and leeks to the frying pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until they soften. Add a splash of water and scrape any tasty bits from the bottom, then tip everything into the slow cooker. Add the carrot, herbs, stock cube or pot, mustard and vinegar, season, then add the cold water. Stir, then set your slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours, or high for 5 to 6 hours.
In a small saucepan, mix the cornflour and honey with 2 tsp of liquid from the slow cooker, until you have a smooth paste. Add 100ml more liquid, bring to a simmer until thickened, then stir back into the casserole. Serve with your choice of vegetable side dishes.

Chopped apples would make a great addition to this slow-cooker pork casserole - add them in the final hour of cooking.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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