Pork with Prunes
A festive Bulgarian winter dish — pork shoulder braised with prunes, onion and red wine until the prunes melt into a dark, sweet-sour sauce; a favourite on the Christmas table, when pork is the meat of the season.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 kg pork shoulder, cut into 4 cm chunks
- 250 g pitted prunes
- 250 ml dry red wine
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 allspice berries
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 2 tsp salt
- 300 ml hot water
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3439 kcal · P 281.3g · C 65.3g · F 202.4g
Estimated from 12 of 12 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Soak the prunes in the wine for 30 minutes while you prepare the meat — they plump up and give their sweetness to the wine.
- 2Season the pork with 1 tsp of the salt. Heat the oil in a heavy casserole over high heat and brown the pork in two batches, 5–6 minutes each, until deeply coloured; set aside.
- 3Lower the heat to medium, add the onions and cook for 8 minutes until soft and golden.
- 4Add the tomato purée and stir for 1 minute, then take the pan off the heat and stir in the paprika.
- 5Return the pork, pour in the wine from the prunes, setting the prunes aside, and let it bubble for 3 minutes over medium heat.
- 6Add the hot water, bay leaves, allspice, pepper and remaining salt, bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 1 hour.
- 7Add the prunes and simmer covered for 30 minutes more, uncovering for the last 10 minutes, until the pork is tender and the prunes have partly melted into a thick, glossy sauce.
- 8Remove the bay leaves and rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Pork with Prunes take to make?
About 150 minutes: 30 min prep and 120 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Pork with Prunes?
12 ingredients: pork shoulder, pitted prunes, dry red wine, onions, sunflower oil, tomato purée, sweet paprika, bay leaves, allspice berries, black pepper, salt, hot water.
How many servings does this Pork with Prunes recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Pork with Prunes?
About 573 kcal, with 46.9 g protein, 10.9 g carbohydrate and 33.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Pork with Prunes recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Pork with Prunes?
Pork with Prunes comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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