Remember to remove your diced pork from the packaging, pat dry
and bring to room temperature.
Pre heat your oven to 135 oc temperature.
Next choose a suitable sized oven proof casserole with a tight
fitting lid.
Season the meat just prior to coloring with good quality sea
salt
Make a mirepoix by neatly chopping equal amounts of onion,
carrot and celery or my preferred choice of celeriac, the root of
the celery plus a bay leaf, sprig of thyme and a few black
peppercorns, another nice addition can be a head of garlic split in
half.
Take a large, heavy based frying pan, and add a few drops
pomace or vegetable oil.
Fry the pork on all sides in small batches then transfer to the
casserole dish.
Next fry the mirepoix until lightly coloured.
Then add half a bottle of red wine, cider or a favorite local
ale and reduce by two thirds then add 500 ml of essential cuisine
chicken stock, 1 tablespoon tomato paste (optional) and reduce a
little, thicken with a tablespoon corn flour mixed with a little
cold water and stirred into the boiling broth.
Pour the sauce over the pork and cover.
Place in the centre of the oven and cook for approximately 2
hours 30 minutes, the meat should be tender when pierced with a
meat fork.
Remove from oven, carefully take out the pork and keep
warm.
Pass off the juices through a fine sieve into a clean sauce pan
and reduce to a glossy finish then pour back over the pork ready to
serve.