Pork with hops and whole grain

Name: Pork with hops and whole grain
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 4 sprigs fresh sage or parsley, to serve; 4 sprigs fresh sage or parsley, to serve; 2 tablespoons classic onion base; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 500–600 g pork shoulder steaks, boned; 100 g smoked bacon, cut into small pieces; 330 ml beer (see tips); 150 ml water; 1 pork stock cube (see tips); 2 teaspoons dried sage; 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard; 12–16 baby new potatoes, washed; 2 teaspoons tomato purée; 1 tablespoon plain flour; salt and pepper; salt and pepper

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

I am a huge fan of one-pot cooking. This has vegetables, potatoes and meat all together in one stew. The flavours are classic, the ingredients simple. The beer flavour mellows as it is cooked, so this makes a great family dish.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons classic onion base
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
500–600</

Main course

Method

Follow the method to make the classic onion base in a large saucepan. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Cut the pork into mouth-sized pieces retaining quite a bit of the fat. Add the vegetable oil to the saucepan and turn the heat up high. Fry the meat until it is browned all over and cook the bacon briefly in the same pan. A