Campfire Easy Pork Stew
My campfire easy pork stew recipe is a dish that is both adaptable and comforting, capturing the essence of meals cooked slowly, and combining a mix of ingredients and flavors.
Equipment
- Small Cutting Board
- Knife Set
- Wooden Utensils Cooking
- fire proof cooking gloves
- Large Cast Iron Pot With Lid
- Dutch Oven with Lid
- Servings Bowls
- Dining Dinnerware
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps olive oil
- 2.5 pounds pork tenderloin cubed into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt kosher or ½ teaspoon of any other salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic minced or fresh or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tsps paprika or smoked paprika
- 1 tsp thyme dried
- ½ cup chicken broth low-sodium or water
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 bay leaf dried
- 1 tbsp cornstarch optional, used to thicken the stew
- 2 tbsps parsley optional, for garnish - chopped
- 1 squash diced butternut
- 4 carrots sliced
- 1 can cannellini beans or black beans
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Instructions
- Add the olive oil in a large, heavy 3 quart cast iron pan or dutch oven. Heat it over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes.
- Chop the squash
- Slice the carrots
- Put in the black pepper, kosher salt, and pork. It will take about 5 minutes of stirring often cooking until the meat is no longer completely raw.
- Add the dried thyme, garlic (or garlic powder), and salt and stir well.
- With the broth (or water), deglaze the pan. Scrape the bottom of the pan to get any tasty bits that are stuck there off.
- Add the bay leaf and tomato sauce and mix well.
- Once the stew starts to boil, turn down the heat to medium and let it simmer, uncovered, for 120 minutes. Stir it every now and then to make sure the pork is fully cooked.
- Add a slurry of cornstarch and cold water (1 tablespoon of cornstarch to 1 ½ tablespoons of cold water). If the stew is still too thin, do this. For one to two more minutes, cook until the stew gets thicker. Take out the bay leaf, add chopped parsley to the top of the stew if you want, and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 622kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 68gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 185mgSodium: 1416mgPotassium: 2205mgFiber: 12gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 31081IUVitamin C: 51mgCalcium: 215mgIron: 8mg
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