Brazilian pork stew

Name: Brazilian pork stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 135 min
Ingredients: 500 g approx pork fillet (cut into chunks); 2 onions; 2 celery sticks; 3 bay leaves; 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano (or 2 tsp dried oregano); 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp allspice; 1 beef stock cube; 2 400g tins chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tbsp muscovado sugar; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; zest and juice of 1 orange; 2 red chillies finely chopped; 500 g sweet potatoes (peeled and chopped into large chunks); 2 red peppers (deseeded and diced); 2 cans black beans drained and rinsed

BY:

Pip

PUBLISHED:

September 30, 2022

UPDATED:

March 22, 2023

Seriously tasty, dark and delicious Brazilian pork stew with sweet potato, orange and cocoa – hard to find a one-pot meal that beats this

15 mins

2 hours 15 mins

393 kcals

serves 6

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BRAZILIAN PORK STEW

I adapted this recipe from the BBC Good Food website click here to make it Slimming world friendly. This is definitely one of the nicest one-pot stews I’ve made, and it’s full of Speed and Protein so great news for your weight-loss! The orange and cocoa add a deep richness, the chilli a little hint of spice and sweet potato lifts it with sweetness and the black beans and pork make it filling and satisfying.

Brazilian pork stew

Servings:

Seriously tasty, dark and delicious Brazilian pork stew with sweet potato, orange and cocoa- hard to find a one-pot meal that beats this!

Syns: 1.5 per portion

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15 mins

2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

500 g approx pork fillet (cut into chunks)
2 onions
2 celery sticks
3 bay leaves
1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano or 2 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp allspice
1 beef stock cube
2 400g tins chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp muscovado sugar
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
zest and juice of 1 orange
2 red chillies finely chopped
500 g sweet potatoes peeled and chopped into large chunks
2 red peppers deseeded and diced
2 cans black beans drained and rinsed

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 160c
Fry the pork pieces in Frylight until slightly browned, and then add the onion, celery and bay leaves
Fry for 3-5 minutes, keep stirring
Add the cumin, coriander and allspice and stir fry for a further minute
Crumble in the stock cube and add the tinned tomatoes, cocoa powder, sugar, red wine vinegar, chilli, orange juice and zest. Stir well and bring up to a simmer
Stir in the sweet potatoes, peppers and black beans, bring up to a simmer, pop a lid on and put it into the oven (160c) for 2 hours.