Fig, Fennel and Parsnip Pork Stew

Today I am in a gentle and slow cooking mood… How convinient?? I have a perfect pork loin in my fridge, just waiting to be treated with love and respect!! The question is: how to make it super delicious??
The answer: fig, fennel and parsnip pork stew!!

Open the fridge. Analyse precisely and extensively the content. And you find this…

What if we put everything in a stew pan??

Aww such a wonderful idea!! Seasonal vegetables and fruits, little fat (even though the pork meat brings a bit of fat I won’t lie!!), a glass of white wine if you have some (but it’s not mandatory) and especially a very slow low heat cooking…

Shall I say more?

Aww yes… I bought my meat at La Boucherie d’Autrefois (if you live close to Blois this tip is for you!!), and I was quite generous with spices from Albert Ménès. And I served my pork stew with good mashed potatoes !

The utensils:

My auto-sharpening Santoku knife by Fackelmann France

My wooden cutting board by Fackelmann France

And my diameter 26 cm stew pan by Staub.

You know it all!!

The recipe, Chef!

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Fig, Fennel and Parsnip Pork Stew

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Serves: 8 Difficulty: Easy Price: $$

Cooking Time: 3 hours

Ingredients

• 1 pork loin 1,6 kg
• 20 g butter
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 carrots
• 1 fennel
• 1 parsnip
• 8 figs
• 1 glass of white wine
• Thyme
• Salt
• Pepper
• Mild red pepper
• Paprika
• Ground coriander

Instructions

1

Peel and cut the vegetables. Chop the onion.

2

Melt the butter with the oil in the cocotte. Roast the pork loin until golden on each side.

3

Set aside on a plate. Fry the onion in the cocotte.

4

Add the garlic, then the veggies. Cook for 4-5 minutes.

5

Add the pork loin and the juice that you may have in the plate.

6

Lower the heat.

7

Pour the glass of wine and cover with water.

8

Add the figs, season with spices and salt.

9

Let cook slowly for 2-3 hours with cover.

10

Turn the pork loin upside down at half cooking time.

11

When cooking is over, check the sauce seasoning with spices, salt and pepper.