Slow Cooker Pork with Sage Dumplings

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    11hrs 25mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    707
based on 2 ratings

This slow-cooked pork and cider stew is made all the more comforting by the addition of fragrant sage dumplings.

recipe updated 23 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Pork shoulder icon
    Pork shoulder
    680 g
  • Leek icon
    Leek
    1
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    4
  • Sunflower oil icon
    Sunflower oil
    1 tablespoon
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    2 tablespoons
  • Cider icon
    Cider
    300 g
  • Chicken stock icon
    Chicken stock
    300 ml
  • Apple icon
    Apple
    1
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Fresh sage icon
    Fresh sage
    3
  • Self raising flour icon
    Self raising flour
    160 g
  • Shortening icon
    Shortening
    65 g
  • Fresh sage icon
    Fresh sage
    1 tablespoon
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    2 tablespoons
  • Water icon
    Water
    7 tablespoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Slow cooker
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Medium cast iron skillet
  • kCook icon Slow cooker bowl

Step preview

  1. Add a clean medium cast iron skillet - high heat
  2. Add - high heat
  3. Prepare a clean slow cooker bowl
  4. Add medium cast iron skillet - 3 min, high heat
  5. Mix in all purpose flour, cider and chicken stock to the medium cast iron skillet gradually
  6. Add carrot, apple, salt & pepper and fresh sage to the medium cast iron skillet
  7. Boil while stirring occasionally - high heat
  8. Transfer slow cooker bowl and cover
  9. Cook in slow cooker until tender - 8 hr, low heat
  10. Mix self raising flour, shortening, fresh sage, fresh parsley and salt & pepper into a clean small bowl
  11. Add with tablespoon until dough forms
  12. Roll into balls
  13. Transfer dough balls to slow cooker bowl and cover
  14. Cook in slow cooker - 1 hr, low heat
  15. Serve
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