Pork Stew With Cornmeal Dumplings Crock Pot Food

SLOW COOKER PORK STEW WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cut pork into 1 inch cubes. In a large skillet, brown pork and garlic in hot oil. Drain well. Meanwhile, in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart crockpot, combine all of the other ingredients except for the tomatoes. Stir in browned meat and undrained tomatoes. Cover and cook for 9 to 11 hours on low heat or on high heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. If stew was cooked on low heat setting, turn cooked to high heat setting. Prepare Cornmeal Dumplings (recipe follows). Remove bay leaves and stir stew. Drop dumplings by tablespoonful onto hot stew. Cover and cook on high for 50 minutes more (do not lift cover during this 50 minute period). Sprinkle dumplings with cheese. Cornmeal Dumplings: Mix together flour, corn meal, baking powder, salt and pepper. Combine beaten egg white, milk and oil. Add to flour mixture. Stir with fork until just combined. Turn crock pot to high, drop dumplings by teaspoon. Cook for 30 minutes. Do not lift cover.

PORK RIB STEW WITH SAGE CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Arrange pork pieces one layer deep in a large baking pan. Broil, stirring often, until meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Pour off and discard the fat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions; cook and stir until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is fragrant but not brown, 2 minutes more.
• Stir in potatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in water, beef bouillon, sliced carrots, chili powder, marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, bay leaves, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and cover. Simmer until the meat and all of the vegetables are tender, about 3 hours.
• To make the Sage-Cornmeal Dumplings: combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, sage, 1/4 teaspoon thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add milk all at once, stirring just until the mixture holds together.
• When the stew is ready, remove the bay leaves. Bring the stew to a gentle boil over medium-low heat. Drop the dumplings by rounded spoonfuls evenly over the surface. Cover the pot and boil for 12 minutes, until the dumplings are cooked through. Ladle the dumplings into soup bowls and top with lots of stew.

PORK STEW WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Cut the pork into 1 inch cubes.
• In a skillet, brown the pork and the garlic in hot oil; drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a crock pot combine carrots, potatoes, water, tapioca, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme, salt, nutmeg, and pepper.
• Stir in the browned meat and undrained tomatoes; cover and cook on low for 9-11 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.
• If the stew was cooked on low turn to high.
• Prepare the cornmeal dumplings.
• Remove the bay leaves and stir the stew.
• Drop the dumplings by the tablespoon onto the stew.
• Cover and cook for 50 minutes more (DO NOT LIFT THE COVER UNTIL TIME IS UP).
• Sprinkle the dumpling with cheese.
• For dumplings: in a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup cheese, cornmeal, baking powder, and pepper.
• Combine beaten egg, milk, and oil; add to the flour mixture; stir with a fork just until combined.
• Use in the pork stew for the dumplings.

CROCK POT CHICKEN STEW WITH CHEDDAR CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a 4 or 5 quart slowcooker combine the carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, bay leaves, sage and pepper and stir to combine.
• Place chicken on top of the vegetables.
• In a medium bowl, gradually whisk broth into soup and pour this mixture over the chicken.
• Cover; cook on low heat for 8-10 hours or on high heat for 4-5 hours.
• Turn slow cooker to high heat. Remove and discard bay leaves. Combine water and cornstarch and stir into stew until combined.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, cheese, cornmeal, baking powers and salt. In a small bowl combine egg, milk and melted butter. Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Stir with a fork until just moistened.
• Use 2 spoons to drop dough directly on top of stew. Cover and cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into dumpling comes out clean. Do not life cover during cooking.

CROCK POT PORK STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil and brown pork.
• In large bowl combine all ingredients except broth and gravy mixes.
• Pour into crock pot.
• Combine broth and gravy mixes in the bowl and pour over ingredients in crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

CHUCK WAGON STEW WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• FOR THE STEW: Cut beef into 1 inch pieces. In paper bag, combine 1/4 cup flour, chili powder, cayenne and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add meat a few pieces at a time; close bag and shake to coat. Repeat with remaining meat. Reserve remaining flour mixture in bag.
• In 5 quart Dutch oven over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp; remove bacon, reserving drippings in pan. Drain bacon on paper towels; crumble and set aside.
• Over medium high heat in bacon drippings, cook meat until browned on all sides. With slotted spoon, remove meat to bowl, reserving drippings. In drippings, cook onion, green pepper, celery and garlic until tender. Stir in reserved flour mixture.
• Gradually stir in tomatoes, water, oregano and sugar. Over medium heat, cook until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Return meat to Dutch oven. Reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• FOR THE CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS: In medium bowl, stir together cornmeal, baking powder, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup flour. Add milk, egg and butter; stir just until smooth. Stir in reserved bacon. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls onto simmering stew. Cover; simmer 15 minutes more without lifting lid. Yields 6 cups.
• Great American Cookbook.

CROCK POT PORK STEW

Steps:

• Put first 10 ingredients (pork - pepper)in crock pot, cover and cook on low heat for 8-10 hours (or on high heat for 4-5 hours).
• Stir in tomatoes, cover and cook for 10 minutes longer.
• To make crumb topping: combine crumb topping ingredients in a plastic baggie. Sprinkle crumb mixture over stew and cook 15 minutes longer.
• ***To make ahead and freeze. Prepare stew as directed and turn into a 3-quart casserole, freeze covered for up to one month. Topping can also be frozen (separately) for up to one month. To serve: Thaw casserole and crumb topping in refrigerator for up to 2 days ahead of time. Preheat oven to 400-degrees F. Bake casserole covered for 30 minutes, uncover and sprinkle with crumb topping and bake for 15-20 minutes longer or until heated through.

PORK STEW WITH CORN-BREAD DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown pork in oil; drain. Stir in tomatoes, 1 cup broth, onion and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until pork is tender, 60-70 minutes. , Combine flour and remaining broth until smooth; gradually add to stew, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove bay leaves. , For dumplings, in a bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper. Beat egg, milk and oil; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in corn. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls into simmering stew. Cover and cook until dumplings are tender and cooked through, 10-12 minutes.

CROCKPOT CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and sugar. In small bowl, mix egg, milk and oil. Stir into the dry ingredients, mixing till just combined. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls on top of the soup. Cover cook 30 minutes more without lifting the lid (no cheating] till the end of cooking.