Orange pork ragout with beans

Pork and orange go extremely well together.  This is a excellent dish to utilise off-cuts of uncooked pork meat.  Alternatively use boned shoulder.

Preparation Time: 15 Mins

Cooking Time: 2¼ Hrs

Total Time: 2½ Hrs

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

30 cl               Cannellini beans  - dried         

3 tbs               Olive oil     

1 kg                Pork  - shoulder, lean - cut into 5 cm cubes

1                    Onion  - chopped     

3 cloves           Garlic  - crushed       

1                    Pepper  - red - chopped          

1½ tsp            Paprika  - smoked     

¼ tsp              Cloves  - ground       

2                    Oranges  - grated rind and juice of         

420 ml             Wine  - red 

3 sprigs            Rosemary   

                     Pepper  - freshly ground, black  

1                    Chilli  - red, hot, dried - chopped

                     Salt          

To serve

1 tbs               Parsley  - chopped    

Method

To cook the beans…

Place the beans in a saucepan, cover with water by 2½ cm, bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes.  Cover and set aside to soak for 1 hour.

To prepare the casserole…

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a casserole and lightly brown the pork without over-crowding it over a medium-high heat.

Remove the pork and set it aside.  Add the onion, garlic and red pepper.  Sauté over a low heat until soft.  Stir in the paprika, cloves and orange zest.  Add the orange juice and wine - scraping the bottom of pan.

Return the pork to the pan.   Drain the beans and add them to the casserole.  Put in the rosemary, black pepper and chilli.  Bring to a simmer.

Cover and simmer for 2 hours, until beans are tender.  Season with salt.

Leave in the casserole for serving or transfer to a serving dish.  Drizzle over remaining oil and scatter parsley on top before serving.

Wine recommendations

A robust red wine.

Conventional

     Côtes du Rhône

Interesting

     Côtes du Luberon

     Crozes Hermitage

     Gaillac

     Juliénas