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

Salt

3 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

1 tbsp

Ground Cumin

1 tsp

Cayenne

2 cups

Water

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