Name: Slow cooked pork in ginger beer
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 480 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1.5 kg piece pork scotch fillet (neck); 12 shallots (300g), halved; 100 grams sliced prosciutto, chopped coarsely; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoons fennel seeds; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1½ cups (375ml) ginger beer; ⅓ cup (80ml) chicken stock; ¼ (55g) firmly packed dark brown sugar; 2 cup sprigs fresh rosemary; 2 tablespoons fresh micro herbs

Slow cooked pork in a fragrant ginger beer sauce with ginger, cinnamon and fennel for deliciously tender meat that’s packed with flavour.

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1.5 kg piece pork scotch fillet (neck)

12 shallots (300g), halved

100 grams sliced prosciutto, chopped coarsely

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 teaspoons fennel seeds

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1½ cups (375ml) ginger beer

⅓ cup (80ml) chicken stock

¼ (55g) firmly packed dark brown sugar

2 cup sprigs fresh rosemary

2 tablespoons fresh micro herbs

Method

1.Heat half the oil in a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker on sear (HIGH) setting. Season pork; cook pork, turning occasionally, for 20 minutes, or until well browned. Remove pork from cooker.

2.Heat remaining oil in cooker; cook shallots and prosciutto, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned lightly. Add garlic and spices; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Stir in ginger beer, stock, sugar and rosemary. Return pork to cooker. Cook, covered, on low, for 7 hours 15 minutes.

3.Carefully remove pork from cooker; cover to keep warm. Increase heat to reduce setting on high; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Discard rosemary; season to taste.

4.Slice pork thickly. Serve pork topped with some of the cooking liquid; sprinkled with micro herbs.

Accompany with steamed green beans and buttered rye toast.

Not suitable to freeze.
Note

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