Rich Autumn Pork Stew with Beer

This is a keeper! I made it with a pound of boneless country ribs so I halved the recipe. Tossed the meat with salt, pepper, Nature Seasoning & flour before browning. Following other reviewers suggestion, I did not use canned tomatoes; used a few tablespoons of tomato paste instead. To add a little more umami, I added a healthy dash of Worchestershire sauce. Used a roux to thicken slightly at the end. Served with buttered noodles.

• esiegler

• Charlotte, NC

• 3/10/2019

Have made this twice: the family loved it.

• Linda Collins

• California

• 2/9/2019

Four forks with a few caveats: dust the pork with flour before browning. I used two bay leaves, and added a sprinkling of thyme while sauteing the onions. I used tomato paste in place of fresh tomatoes for depth of flavor in the sauce. Everyone raved!

• shemingway

• CT

• 9/24/2018

I made this last night and it was a hit! I, too, was nervous after some of the negative reviews, but I was able to use ingredients I had on hand and I thought it was a nice and reasonably quick stew. I went off book a little bit (sorry...). I cooked up about 1/4 c. of bacon (which I left in the stew) and browned the pork in the bacon grease. I added a few extra carrots, as others suggested I left out the brown sugar, and at my husband's suggestion added in some potatoes instead of serving the stew over noodles or rice. I used a porter beer which I think added richness. We will definitely make this again.

• sspeers

• Duluth, MN

• 2/10/2017

I'm not sure why this has so many negative reviews - I made a few modifications and everyone that I have made it for loves it! I add a few more carrots and an additional bay leave - I leave out the sugar, but the biggest difference is I substitute a can of whole cranberry for the tomatoes. I have had numerous requests for this recipe.

• jacki_winters

• morehead, ky

• 2/10/2017

This hit the spot for me after a day of shoveling snow off the driveway. I did a few modifications: - I browned the pork - I used a slow cooker - I got my gravy expert to thicken it up for me

• mjhkitimat1

• Kitimat

• 11/28/2016

This is so bland. Needs major doctoring.

• chaan1

• Bethesda, MD

• 4/28/2016

This recipe was a complete fail for me. Virtually no flavor, which is pretty obvious from the recipe list. Salt and pepper are not spices. I added a tablespoon of hot Hungarian paprika and red pepper flakes, which did not significantly help. Also, comments relative to sweetness make no sense to me ... I am a big fan of apples and pork in stews, but the apples that I used were virtually invisible. I dredged the pork in more flour than the recipe called for and the end product was quite thick, but that was on me. Even tried adding some white wine at the end to brighten it up ... Nothing. Very disappointed. Please note that nearly everybody added something to try to give it more flavor, which suggests that it is certainly not a 4-fork review as initially presented.

• mbranstn

• Lake Geneva, WI

• 3/25/2016

正是我在寻找的。好吃的和容易马nipulate. I didn't have diced tomato so I used 6 oz of paste. I added it to the vegetables once they were soft. Why wipe out and waste good seasoned oil? I skipped this step and let the flavors shine through, but I have a very good pot that doesn't need much oil. I had parsnips so I threw in two of them. Thought about the sugar but thought I would add it at the end. Glad I waited as it did not need it. Added some thyme during the last half hour. It was a great stew. You could put apple in leave it out, use other veggies, use potatoes. It is an easy stew that aims to please no matter what you do to it! Keeper!

• duardonme

• Montana

• 2/1/2016

Well, if you like sickly sweet main courses then this is a keeper. If you don't, definitely don't try it. Could almost be used as a dessert - AND I didn't use the brown sugar. Followed the rest of the recipe precisely though.

• novicebowler

• Ottawa, ON

• 1/25/2016

Just made this for tonight's dinner. Perfect and delicious comfort food for a damp and rainy night. Followed suggestions and tossed the pork cubes in flour with salt and pepper. Used 6 oz. tomato paste instead of diced tomatoes, stout for the beer, and Staymans for the apples. Added extra broth, cooked in the oven at 325 for 3 hours. Excellent.

• AcookfromLititz

• Lititz,PA

• 11/11/2015

wonderful, wonderfully delicious. will make again for certain.

• Anonymous

• Summerville, South Carolina

• 11/6/2014

This was fantastic! I did dredge the pork in flour before browning in the olive oil...and I added fresh mushrooms. The entire thing was so well received by the family that they want it again. Thanks for a wonderful recipe.

• fisherkay

• Ladson, SC

• 11/6/2014

This was a hit! I followed the suggestions from others to use flour as a thickener (I used 3 T.). I didn't add the brown sugar and found it to very sweet just from the apples and carrots. In fact, I ended up adding a couple splashes of white wine vinegar to balance the sweetness. I also added a teaspoon of dried thyme, which went very well with the other flavors. All in all, a lovely autumn dish!

• elizzy

• New England

• 9/25/2014

This was delicious. I used sweeter apples - one fuji & one golden delicious; the brown sugar was unnecessary. Served over rice. Everyone loved it.

• atchin

• seattle, wa

• 11/18/2013