slow cooked pork with red wine, caramelised onions & aniseed

slow cooked pork with red wine, caramelised onions & aniseed

Slow cooked pork with red wine, caramelised onions and aniseed - a real winter warmer.  A quick and easy recipe full of flavour - perfect for slow, relaxing weekend dinners.  Just a few minutes preparation then leave it to slow cook away while you get on with other things.  

I love the addition of aniseed with the pork - the aromatic liquorice flavour is a good contrast with the sweet and rich pork. Aniseed has long been used as a digestive and carminative and is often included in desserts and after-dinner drinks (digestifs).  It is the distinct flavour used in the French spirits; pastis, anisette and absinthe.   

This is also a really economical recipe - using a cheaper cut of pork - the shoulder, that is great for a slow-cooked dish like this one.  

I like to serve this with soft polenta or mash and some stir-fried greens,

I hope you enjoy.  Bon appetit!

tip: if you can't find aniseed you could use fennel seeds or a couple of star anise as an alternative

serves: 6 

preparation time: 15 minutes

cooking time: 2.5-3 hours 

recipe by: Ema at De Tout Coeur Limousin

ingredients:

1.5kg boneless pork shoulder

250 ml red wine

250 ml stock/water

3 large onions - roughly chopped

2 cloves garlic - crushed

4-5 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp aniseed

2 tbs oil

salt and pepper to taste

method:

1. heat a large frying pan, rub the pork shoulder with the oil and salt and pepper before sealing on all sides - making sure it's golden and coloured on all sides.
2. remove the pork shoulder and in the same pan add the chopped onion, aniseed and sugar.  Fry until the onions are completely softened and caramelised. This adds a good depth of flavour to the finished dish.  
3. deglaze the pan with the red wine vinegar ensuring you get all the 'stuck on' bits from the pan. 
4. add this to a saucepan/casserole dish with the pork shoulder, stock, red wine and garlic
5. cover, bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 2.5 - 3 hours - until the meat is tender and cooked through.
6. serve in chunky slices with soft polenta or mashed potato 
7. Bon appetit!  

slow cooked pork with red wine, caramelised onions & aniseed 

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