Pork with Rice
Pork shoulder braised until tender, then baked with rice in its own paprika-red cooking liquid until the grains have drunk every drop and the top crisps — the pork cousin of the Bulgarian chicken with rice.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 800 g pork shoulder, cut into 3 cm chunks
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 300 g short-grain rice, rinsed
- 1 tbsp sweet paprika
- 1.2 l hot water
- 1 tsp dried savory
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 bay leaf
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3744 kcal · P 244.2g · C 279.1g · F 176.8g
Estimated from 12 of 12 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Season the pork with 1 tsp of the salt. Heat the oil in a heavy pan over high heat and brown the pork in two batches, 5–6 minutes each.
- 2Return all the pork, add the onion, carrot and pepper and cook over medium heat for 6 minutes, until the onion softens.
- 3Pour in 500 ml of the hot water, add the bay leaf, cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes, until the pork is almost tender.
- 4Heat the oven to 200°C. Strain the cooking liquid into a measuring jug and make it up to 750 ml with more of the hot water.
- 5Take the pan off the heat, stir the paprika, savory and pepper into the pork and vegetables, then add the rice and stir for 1 minute to coat it in the fat.
- 6Spread everything in a baking dish, sprinkle with the remaining salt and pour over the hot liquid — the rice needs two and a half times its weight in liquid.
- 7Bake uncovered for 35–40 minutes, without stirring, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid, the grains are tender and the top is browned.
- 8Remove the bay leaf and rest for 10 minutes so the rice settles, then serve.
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Questions and answers
How long does Pork with Rice take to make?
About 120 minutes: 20 min prep and 100 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Pork with Rice?
12 ingredients: pork shoulder, sunflower oil, onion, carrot, red pepper, short-grain rice, sweet paprika, hot water, dried savory, black pepper, salt, bay leaf.
How many servings does this Pork with Rice recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Pork with Rice?
About 936 kcal, with 61.1 g protein, 69.8 g carbohydrate and 44.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Pork with Rice recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Pork with Rice?
Pork with Rice comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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