Slow Cooker Pork with Sage Dumplings
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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/
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- Total Time
- 11hrs 25mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 707
This slow-cooked pork and cider stew is made all the more comforting by the addition of fragrant sage dumplings.
recipe updated Feb 23, 2022
Ingredients
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- Pork shoulder
- 680 g
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- Leek
- 1
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- Carrot
- 4
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- Sunflower oil
- 1 tablespoon
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- All purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons
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- Cider
- 300 g
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- Chicken stock
- 300 ml
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- Apple
- 1
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- Salt & pepper
- as needed
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- Fresh sage
- 3
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- Self raising flour
- 160 g
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- Shortening
- 65 g
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- Fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon
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- Fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons
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- Water
- 7 tablespoons
Tools
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Stove
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Slow cooker
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Small bowl
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Medium cast iron skillet
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Slow cooker bowl
Step preview
- Heat sunflower oil on a clean medium cast iron skillet on the high heat
- Add pork shoulder and fry until lightly browned
- Transfer pork to slow cooker bowl
- Add leek to the skillet and fry until softened - 3 min
- Stir in all purpose flour, then mix in cider and chicken stock gradually
- Add carrot, apple, salt & pepper and fresh sage
- Boil while stirring occasionally
- Transfer content of medium cast iron skillet to slow cooker bowl and cover
- Cook in slow cooker until tender - 8 hr, low heat
- Mix self raising flour, shortening, fresh sage, fresh parsley and salt & pepper into a clean small bowl
- Pour water and mix with tablespoon until dough forms
- Cut into 12 pieces and roll into balls
- Transfer dough balls to slow cooker bowl and cover
- Cook in slow cooker - 1 hr, low heat
- Serve