Hearty Pork and Vegetable Stew

Bright, full of vitamins, incredibly tasty and satisfying! Meat stew with pork vegetables is a wonderful two-in-one dish. Tender juicy meat combined with bright, healthy vegetables can be served as a thick soup or as a main course in velvety tomato sauce! And itʼs very easy to cook!
cook time: 1h 30 min
Ivy Ramsay
Hearty Pork and Vegetable Stew

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

110
Calories
7g
Fat
8g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Onion 2 pc
Garlic to taste
Tomatoes 4 pc
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Water (or more, to taste) 1 cup
Potato 1 kg
Bay leaf 2 pc
Tomato paste 3 tbsp
Zucchini 1 pc
Carrot 1 pc
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp
Pork 700 g
bell pepper 3 pc
Greenery to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make meat stew from pork with vegetables? First of all, prepare all the necessary products. Which cut of pork is best for this recipe? You can use any part of the animal, I took the neck. If you have a frozen piece of meat, then remove it from the freezer in advance and defrost it. Rinse the pork and dry it with paper towels.

Step 2

Step 2
Cut the meat into small pieces of the same size.

Step 3

Step 3
Prepare the vegetables. Peel potatoes, onions, garlic and carrots. Cut off the stem of the zucchini. If you have a young zucchini, then leave it as is. For a more mature vegetable, cut off the rough skin and remove the seeds. Cut the bell peppers in half and remove the core. Wash all vegetables and dry with a kitchen towel.

Step 4

Step 4
Cut the onion into quarter rings, and the carrots into semicircles, circles or cubes, as you are more accustomed to.

Step 5

Step 5
Chop the bell peppers into cubes approximately 1cm in size. by 1 cm. To make the finished dish look very appetizing and bright, use peppers of different colors if possible. Chop the garlic finely.

Step 6

Step 6
Cut the tomatoes into medium-sized cubes. If desired, remove the peel from the tomatoes in advance. To do this, pour boiling water over the tomatoes, leave for a minute, then drain the hot water, cool the tomatoes slightly and easily remove the skin.

Step 7

Step 7
Heat odorless vegetable oil in a frying pan with a thick bottom and high edges. Send the pork to fry. Cook until golden brown, stirring the pieces occasionally.

Step 8

Step 8
Add carrots and onions to the pan. Stir and leave for two to three minutes.

Step 9

Step 9
Add bell pepper and garlic to the meat. Stirring, cook for about 5 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Add tomato paste, mix everything well, leave on the stove for another couple of minutes.

Step 11

Step 11
Place the diced potatoes and zucchini into a cauldron or thick-rimmed pan.

Step 12

Step 12
Next add the tomatoes.

Step 13

Step 13
Transfer the contents of the frying pan to the saucepan. Add salt to taste, ground black pepper, a couple of bay leaves and pour one glass of water. If you want to get the stew in the form of a thick soup, then add a little more water, but keep in mind that tomatoes and zucchini will give juice. At this stage, you can add any favorite spices.

Step 14

Step 14
Mix everything well, cover the pan with a lid and place on the stove. Bring to a boil over high heat, stir everything again and reduce heat to just below medium. With the lid closed, simmer the stew until thickened and all ingredients are cooked. This will take from 30 to 50 minutes.

Step 15

Step 15
Taste the finished stew for salt and add more salt if necessary. Sprinkle with finely chopped herbs, stir and leave on the stove for another minute.

Step 16

Step 16
Done, ready to serve!

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