Pork Stew With Coconut And Lime Recipe
Ingredients
| Boiling water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconut | ||
| Yellow onion | 1 Small, sliced | |
| Coriander/ cilantro | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), dried | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm), quartered | |
| Green chilies | 2 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Lime rind strip | 2 | |
| Lime juice | 3 Tablespoon | |
| 1 pound boneless pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 3/4 inch cubes | ||
| All purpose flour | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Olive oil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| 1/2 cup Chicken Stock or low-sodium chicken broth | ||
| 1 tablespoon grated lime rind (optional garnish) | ||
Directions
1 In a small bowl, pour the boiling water over 1/2 cup of the coconut; let stand for 30 minutes.
Strain the liquid through a sieve into a measuring cup, pressing the coconut to extract the juice.
Discard the pulp and reserve the juice.
2 ln a food processoror blender, combine the onion, cilantro, garlic, chilies, lime zest, and lime juice and whirl for 30 seconds or until pureed.
Set aside.
3 Dredge the pork in the flour, shaking off any excess.
In a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderately high heat.
Add the pork and saute for 5 minutes or until lightly browned all over.
Add the stock, reserved coconut juice, and pureed onion mixture and bringto a boil.
Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
Strain the liquid through a sieve into a measuring cup, pressing the coconut to extract the juice.
Discard the pulp and reserve the juice.
2 ln a food processoror blender, combine the onion, cilantro, garlic, chilies, lime zest, and lime juice and whirl for 30 seconds or until pureed.
Set aside.
3 Dredge the pork in the flour, shaking off any excess.
In a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderately high heat.
Add the pork and saute for 5 minutes or until lightly browned all over.
Add the stock, reserved coconut juice, and pureed onion mixture and bringto a boil.
Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
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