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Trisha Lewis's pork casserole: Today

Trisha Lewis's pork casserole: Today
Trisha Lewis's pork casserole: Today

This dish will always remind me of childhood coming in from school on a cold blustery autumn day and Mam would have this coming out of the oven. It is delicious and like a hug in a bowl! On those days coming in from school all you want is something that will heat you up from the inside.

Ingredients

  • 800g lean pork steak
  • 150g bacon lardons
  • 300g sliced button mushrooms
  • 4 cloves garlic or 2 x tsp garlic puree
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika (regular will do)
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 green apples diced finely
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 30g tomato puree
  • 200g light sour cream or crème fraiche
  • 50ml light cream
  • 200 ml boiling water
  • 2 chicken stock cubes
  • 50g cornflour mixed with a small amount of water to form a paste
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 250g baby potatoes boiled

Method

  1. Sear your pork steaks in a hot pan with some olive oil.
  2. Remove and in the same pan sauté your onions, bacon, garlic and mushrooms.
  3. Add in your stock, oregano, mustard, carrots, tomato puree and pork medallions.
  4. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Stir in your crème fraiche, cream and diced apple and cornflour. Simmer.
  6. Season and serve with some par boiled baby potatoes.