Mary Berry Pork Casserole Food

SLOW COOKER PORK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat your slow cooker. Drizzle the oil in a wide frying pan over a high heat. Season the pork, then add to the hot pan. Avoid overcrowding the meat - you may want to do this in batches. Cook until deep brown all over, then transfer to the slow cooker. Add the onion and leeks to the frying pan and cook for a few mins, until they soften. Add a splash of water and scrape any tasty bits from the bottom, then tip everything into the slow cooker. Add the carrot, herbs, stock cube, mustard and vinegar, season, then add enough water to just cover the ingredients. Stir, then set your slow cooker on low for 6-8 hrs, or high for 5-6 hrs.
• In a saucepan, mix the cornflour and honey with 1-2 tsp of liquid from the slow cooker, until you have a smooth paste. Add 100ml more liquid, bring to a simmer until thickened, then stir back into the casserole. Serve with mash or dumplings, scattered with thyme leaves.

MARY BERRY'S SAUSAGE AND RED PEPPER HOT POT

Steps:

• 1. You will need a large, deep frying pan or sauté pan with a lid or a flameproof casserole dish. Heat the oil in the pan over a high heat. Add the sausages and fry them until browned on all sides, then set them aside. Add the bacon and fry for a few minutes until crisp, then set aside. 2. Add the onion, pepper, carrot and garlic to the pan and fry for 5 minutes over a high heat. Pour in the stock, tomatoes and tomato paste, then add the thyme sprigs. Bring to the boil, add the potatoes and season with salt and pepper. 3. Turn the heat down to a simmer and return the bacon and sausages to the pan. Cover and simmer on the hob for about 20 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes until the sauce has reduced a little and the sausages and vegetables are tender. Serve in bowls, with a green vegetable. Prepare ahead: Can be made up to 8 hours ahead. Bring to the boil to reheat.

BRAISED PORK WITH PRUNES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a flame-proof casserole pan and cook the pork, turning occasionally, until it is golden brown all over, about 10 mins. You need plenty of space in the pan, so cook in 2 batches if the meat starts to steam. Remove from the pan to a plate. Tip out any burnt bits, then add the butter and cook the onion for 3-5 mins until softened.
• Stir in the flour, then return the pork and juices to the pan. Pour over the wine and enough stock to cover the meat. Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer, put the lid on and cook for 45 mins, stirring occasionally. Tip in the prunes, top up with stock or water if the meat isn't covered, and cook 45 mins more, uncovered, until really tender. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

MARY'S PAPRIKA PORK IN A POT

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan add the onions and fry for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened and lightly coloured.
• Cut the pork into sizeable chunks, then add to the pan and stir over a fairly high heat to seal and brown them all over. Stir in the paprika, cook briefly, then add the stock and bring to the boil.
• Cover and cook for 30-35 minutes, until the pork is tender. Stir in the crème fraîche and simmer for a further 2 minutes. (You can prepare the dish to this point up to 2 days ahead or freeze for up to 3 months.) If you have a few chives or a bit of parsley handy, snip this over the pork before serving with rice and a green vegetable - broccoli or stir-fried cabbage make the perfect accompaniment to this simple but delicious dish.

NORMANDY PORK WITH APPLES & CIDER

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a large pan and brown the meat in batches. Don't overcrowd the pan, and only turn the meat when it has a deep brown crust on the underside, as this will add lots of flavour to the stew. When one batch is cooked, tip it into the slow cooker and continue with the next batch, adding more oil as you need it.
• When all the meat has been transferred to the slow cooker, add the onion, carrots and celery to the pan and cook for 5-10 mins to just soften, scraping any meaty bits up from the bottom of the pan. Tip the veg into the slow cooker. Add the lardons to the pan and fry until crispy. Pour in the cider, bubble for 1 min, again scraping the bottom of the pan, then tip the cider and lardons into the slow cooker too. Add the apples, stock cube and herbs to the slow cooker, pour in 400ml water, season well and turn the heat to Low. Cover with the lid and cook for 6-8 hrs until the meat is very tender. (If you don't have a slow cooker, tip all the ingredients back into the pan, cover with a lid and cook for 3 hrs over a low heat, stirring every now and then to prevent it from catching on the bottom. You may have to add a splash of water during cooking if the sauce looks dry.)
• Turn your slow cooker up to High. Add the crème fraîche and mustard to the stew and check the seasoning. If the sauce is thin, you can thicken it with the cornflour - ladle 2 spoonfuls of the sauce into a pan and bring to a simmer, mix the cornflour with 1-2 tsp cold water to make a paste, then stir it into the sauce. Once thickened, return the sauce to the slow cooker and cook for 10 mins more on High, stirring occasionally (or for 5 mins on the hob). Serve with mashed potato, greens and extra mustard and thyme, if you like.

MARY BERRY'S STICKY SOY AND GINGER PORK FILLET

Steps:

• To make the marinade, measure all the ingredients into a dish and mix well. Trim any sinew from the fillet and discard. Sit the fillet in the marinade, season with salt and black pepper and turn to coat until all the fillet is covered. Leave to marinate for a few hours in the fridge. Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/Gas 7 and line a small roasting tin with non-stick baking paper. Removed the fillet from the marinade (reserving the marinade to use later) and sit it in the roasting tin. Roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. Remove the fillet from the roasting tin and set aside on a board to rest. Cover with foil and leave for 5 minutes before carving. Place the reserved marinade in a small saucepan and place over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Carve the pork into slices and arrange on a platter. Pour the hot marinade over the top and scatter with the spring onions, red chilli and coriander. Serve with rice or noodles. Mary's tips: Can be marinated up to 8 hours ahead. if serving cold can be roasted up to 4 hours ahead. Freezes well raw in the marinade.

MARY BERRY'S PORK WITH CHILLI AND COCONUT RECIPE

Steps:

• For the spice mix: In a bowl, combine the ginger, chillies, garlic, and curry powder, and season with salt and pepper.
• For the pork with chilli and coconut: Turn the pork in the spice mix, cover, and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hrs.
• Heat a wok or large frying pan, add the oil, and heat until hot. Add the strips of pork in batches, and stir-fry over a high heat for 5 mins or until browned all over.
• Add the spring onions and stir-fry for 1 min. Add the red pepper and stir-fry for 1 min, then add the tomatoes, coconut, and measured water. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer very gently for 15 mins or until the pork is tender.
• Add the chopped coriander, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with coriander sprigs and serve on a bed of chinese noodles.

MARY'S SWEET AND SOUR SPARE RIBS OR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Cut meat up, and place in a large roasting pan. You can use as much meat as you want to cover the bottom of the roaster.
• Cook for 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Drain off fat. Salt and pepper the meat.
• Combine water, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar and chili powder; pour over the meat and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• When cooked thicken with 2 tbsp of cornstarch.(I mix the cornstarch with a little water and then pour it in the sweet and sour mixture, its a little easier).

MARY BERRY'S RATHER SPECIAL CHICKEN AND HERB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/Gas 3. Place the bacon in a large non-stick ovenproof frying pan or flameproof casserole and fry over a medium heat for a few minutes to render out the fat. Add the onions and continue to fry until the bacon is brown at the edges. Transfer the bacon and onions to a plate using a slotted spoon and set aside. Lightly season the chicken. Place the oil in the unwashed dish, add the chicken and brown over a high heat, turning once. Transfer to the plate with the bacon and onions. Scatter the flour into the dish (adding a little more oil, if needed) and stir to combine. Gradually incorporate the hot stock, whisking, and allow to thicken. Pour in the wine and return the bacon, onions and chicken to the pan. Stir well, add the thyme sprigs, sage sprigs and bay leaves. The sauce will be quite thick at this stage. Bring to the boil, season well with salt and black pepper and cover. Transfer to the oven for 30 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and add the mushrooms and crème fraîche. Stir well and return to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is tender. Meanwhile, heat the butter in a small pan over a medium heat. Add the whole sage leaves and fry until crisp. Remove the bay leaves, thyme and sage sprigs from the casserole and discard (some leaves will have fallen off to flavour the casserole). Stir in the parsley and serve with the crisp sage leaves on top. Mary's Tips: Can be made up to a day ahead. Add the crème fraîche and mushrooms when reheating. Freezes well.

CASSAROLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• pre heat the oven to 100 degrees / gas mark 2
• peel and halve the onions, cut carrots in halve, make up the vegetable stock in a jug
• place the chops on a chopping board trim the the fat set aside for later, place the chops in a casserole dish laying the onions in the gaps as you do so,
• place the carrots the rest of the onions, chillies, tomato puree, thyme and all the stock in the casserole dish season with salt and pepper
• pop the lid on place in the middle of the oven for 5 hours.
• after 5 hours remove from the oven straine but retain all the fluid, remove all the bones and discard, put the carrots and onions back in the fluid in a large saucepan place the meat back in add 2 - table spoons of gravy granules bring to the boil then simmer for 1 hour stirring occasionaly to prevent sticking.
• place an oven dish with a little oil in to a pre heated oven at 180 degree gas mark 6, mean while peel and halve 4 potatoes and part boil, drain and leave to rest, once the oil is hot pour the potatoes into the hot oil cook for 1 hour shaking 3o mins into cooking, steam the broccoli and carrots until tender. then serve and enjoy.