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Basque Potatoes Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 Orange
  • Salt
  • 1/4 ts Hot pepper flakes
  • 1 ts Dried thyme
  • 3 tb Olive oil
  • 10 Garlic cloves, thin sliced
  • 2 tb Tomato paste
  • 1 c Chicken stock
  • 2 Onions, thickly sliced
  • 1/4 lb Prosciutto or ham, coarsely sliced
  • Pepper
  • 2 Sweet red peppers, in strips
  • 1 ts Paprika
  • 2 lb Lean pork shoulder

Directions
  • Step #1 Cut pork into 1-1/2-inch cubes.
  • Step #2 In deep skillet or shallow saucepan, heat 1 tb of the oil over medium-high heat; brown pork in batches, adding more oil as necessary.
  • Step #3 Sprinkle top with salt & pepper.
  • Step #4 Transfer to plate.
  • Step #5 [Tip: Brown meat in batches.
  • Step #6 Adding too much meat to the skillet at one time will cause meat to steam, not brown nicely.
  • Step #7 ] Add onions to skillet; cook over med-heat/flame, stirring every once in awhile, for 5 mins.
  • Step #8 Add stock & tomato paste; bring to boil, deglazing pan.
  • Step #9 Return pork to skillet; stir in the red peppers, prosciutto, paprika, garlic, thyme & hot pepper flakes.
  • Step #10 Grate rind from orange; add to stew.
  • Step #11 Peel orange; chop coarsely and stir in theto stew.
  • Step #12 Reduce heat; cover & let simmer over low heat/flame, stirring every once in awhile, for 1 to 1-1/2 hrs or until pork in tender.
  • Step #13 Taste and adjust Spice uping.
  • Step #14 [Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead, covered & put in the fridged.
  • Step #15 May be frozen for up to 2 months, thaw in refrigerator & bring to room temperature.
  • Step #16 Reheat over medium-low heat.
  • Step #17 ] 4 servings for $8.
  • Step #18 82 CDN [Mar/95] Per Serving: about 520 calories, 24 g fat, 56 g protein, 19 g carbohydrate high.
  • Enjoy the BASQUE POTATOES recipe

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