Tj’s Southwestern Style Pork Stew Recipe

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Tj’s Southwestern Style Pork Stew
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
231
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Start by seasoning pork steaks with salt and pepper. If you like you can also use a steak seasoning to add a tad more flavor. Heat a skillet on the stove with olive oil. It is import to heat until the olive oil starts to smoke. As soon as the olive oil starts to smoke add yellow onions and place pork steaks on top (be careful for oil spatter). Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until each side is nice and caramelized and the onions stick to it. IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FIDDLE WITH THEM WHILE THEY COOK. Let each steak cook the full 3-4 minutes and lightly lift the corner of a steak to check if it is properly caramelized.
  2. After cooking the pork steaks let them cool. Also, keep the onions from the pan to add to your stock. Once they are cool enough to touch trim off all fat and set aside. If you have bone-in steaks keep the bones as well. Cube pork steaks into small, bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
  3. Boil 3quarts of water (this is a guess; I’ve never actually measured the water. Your mileage may vary) in a large 2g pot. Add pork fat and bones (you can wrap in cheesecloth to make it easier to remove). Turn to medium-low heat, cover and simmer for two hours or until fat is completely rendered. This will become your soup stock. Scoop out all pieces of fat and bones and throw these away (I generally remove any meat pieces before throwing away).
  4. Add cubed pork, onions (not the red onions), and garlic cloves into stock and cook for one hour on very low heat. At this point I generally take it off the heat and let it cool overnight in the refrigerator. This allows me to skim the fat from the top very easily. Otherwise you can try removing fat using a turkey baster or leave it in if you like.
  5. If you let cool overnight, return to stovetop and heat for 15 minutes. Add additional water if necessary. Add cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves, basil, white wine and tomato paste. Let simmer for 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for two hours or transfer to crock pot and simmer for remainder of the day. Add water if stew becomes too thick. Add additional salt if necessary.
  6. Serve hot with warm flour tortillas or corn chips. Top with Cheddar cheese or sour cream if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 230.97 Kcal (967 kJ)
Calories from fat 84.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.36g 14%
Cholesterol 45.07mg 15%
Sodium 1974.99mg 82%
Potassium 499.09mg 11%
Total Carbs 13.42g 4%
Sugars 2.78g 11%
Dietary Fiber 2.61g 10%
Protein 21.04g 42%
Vitamin C 42.8mg 71%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 11%
Iron 7.5mg 42%
Calcium 68.1mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 49.88 Kcal (209 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.02g 14%
Cholesterol 9.73mg 15%
Sodium 426.55mg 82%
Potassium 107.79mg 11%
Total Carbs 2.9g 4%
Sugars 0.6g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.56g 10%
Protein 4.54g 42%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 71%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 11%
Iron 1.6mg 42%
Calcium 14.7mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.9
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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