Hearty Pork and Ale Stew

By Judycakes

Ingredients

• 1 T flour
• 1/2 t crushed red pepper
• 1 lb boneless pork sirloin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 T cooking oil
• 3 c vegetable broth
• 1 12oz can beer or 1 1/2 c vegetable broth
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 in. cubes
• 3 medium parsnips, peeled and sliced 3/4 in. thick
• 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
• 2 T snipped fresh thyme or 1 1/2 t dried thyme
• 1 T brown sugar
• 1 T Dijon-style mustard
• 4 large Roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 2 small green apples, cored and cut into wedges

Preparation

Step 1

In a plastic bag, combine flour and red pepper. Trim fat from meat. Cut the meat into 3/4 inch cubes. Add the meat cubes, a few at a time, to the flour mixture, shaking to coat meat

Ina 4-qt Dutch oven, cook meat and garlic in hot oil until the meat is browned. Stir in the 3 c vegetable broth, beer, sweet potatoes, parsnips, ionion, thyme, brown sugard and mustard.

Bring stew mixture to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Sitr in the tomatoes and apple wedges. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 5 mn. more or until meat, veggies and apples are tender.