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Pork stew (with a hint of sweetness)

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4 Servings ~ 25 minutes
  • 450g Pork Shoulder
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4 tbsp granulated white/brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp oil for frying

This right here is a pretty simple recipe. In no time at all the meal will be ready and you’ll be enjoying the savouriness mixed with a bit of sweetness. You can even do the same thing with chicken breasts! Okay, so let’s do this.

Quick Instructions

  1. Get your ingredients ready. These are tomatoes (2 tomatoes, chopped), onions (1/2 medium onion, chopped), garlic (3 cloves, crushed), granulated sugar (4 tbsp, white/brown sugar) and the pork shoulder (450g). Cut your pork shoulder into medium sized cubes and season with salt and ground black pepper. Heat oil in pan. Add the garlic and give a quick swirl to give the oil a garlic flavour. Immediately add the pork and fry. As soon as it is about to brown, add your granulated sugar and stir for another 2 minutes until you get a nice brown colour on the meat.
  2. Add the onions and saute them for about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, stir then close the pan and simmer until the tomatoes are tender and done. You may add a little bit of water if you wish or soup powder to add to the soup. And your pork stew with a hint of sweetness is ready. Enjoy with any of your favourite starch dish.
Also see  Very Tasty BBQ Chicken Stew (Video).

Pictorial Detailed Instructions

Step 1
Get your ingredients ready. These are tomatoes, onions, garlic, granulated sugar and the pork shoulder (a). Cut your pork shoulder into medium sized cubes and season with salt and ground black pepper (b). Heat oil in pan (c). Add the garlic and give a quick swirl to give the oil a garlic flavour. Immediately add the pork and fry. As soon as it is about to brown, add your granulated sugar and stir for another 2 minutes until you get a nice brown colour on the meat (d).
Step 2
Add the onions and saute them for about 2 minutes (a). Add the tomatoes, stir then close the pan (b) and simmer until the tomatoes are tender and done (c). You may add a little bit of water if you wish or soup powder to add to the soup. And your pork stew with a hint of sweetness is ready (d). Enjoy with any of your favourite starch dish.
Tasty Pork Stew with a hint of sweetness
Tasty Pork Stew with a hint of sweetness (final presentation image updated Jan 2015)

 Pretty simple right? Go ahead and try it and remember to come back and give me your feedback on how you fared. Finally, if you are a pork lover and enjoy other pork dishes I suggest these pork chop recipes.