Braised Pork With Fuyu Persimmon
Serves: 2
Alessia Franecki
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
38
Spice
49
Sweetness
54
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 tsp
Salt3 tbsps
Vegetable Oil1 large
Garlic (clove, minced)1 tbsp
Ground Cumin2 tsps
Ground Coriander1 tsp
Ground Turmeric1 tsp
Cayenne2 cups
Water1 cup
Green (chopped scallion)Directions:
1
Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F
2
Pat pork dry with paper towels, then sprinkle with salt
3
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown pork in 3 batches, turning, about 5 minutes per batch, transferring to a bowl as browned
4
(Add more oil to pot as needed between batches
5
) Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot
6
Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes
7
Stir in garlic, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 1 minute
8
Add pork with any juices accumulated in bowl, water, and tomatoes and bring to a simmer
9
Cover pot, then transfer to oven and braise pork until very tender, about 1 3/4 hours
10
Scatter persimmons over pork and braise in oven, partially covered, 10 minutes more
11
Stir in scallion greens and salt and pepper to taste
12
Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F
13
Pat pork dry with paper towels, then sprinkle with salt
14
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown pork in 3 batches, turning, about 5 minutes per batch, transferring to a bowl as browned
15
(Add more oil to pot as needed between batches
16
) Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot
17
Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes
18
Stir in garlic, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 1 minute
19
Add pork with any juices accumulated in bowl, water, and tomatoes and bring to a simmer
20
Cover pot, then transfer to oven and braise pork until very tender, about 1 3/4 hours
21
Scatter persimmons over pork and braise in oven, partially covered, 10 minutes more
22
Stir in scallion greens and salt and pepper to taste