Ukrainian Pork Stew

This stew checks all the boxes: melt in your mouth tender pork, lots of veggies with warm, earthy seasonings in a rich gravy. The epitome of comfort food!

Ingredients:

 1 3/4 - 2 lbs pork loin, cut in 1" cubes

4 oz diced mushrooms

2 medium carrots, 1 shredded and 1 diced

1 medium onion, diced

1/8 cup minced garlic

2 tbsps vegetable oil

1 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp black pepper

1 tbsp flour

6 cups water or broth

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tbsps mayonnaise

1 tsp lemon juice

green onion slices to garnish

Heat 1 tbsp oil in pan to medium high. Brown pork for 7-8 minutes, searing to just golden. You may need to remove excess liquid. Then remove pork to a plate. In the same skillet add 1 tbsp oil and fry the mushrooms 4-5 minutes. Then add the onions and carrots for 4 minutes followed by the garlic for another minute. Add the flour and spices and stir for 1 minute then pour in the water/broth and ketchup. Return pork to the pan and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat, cover and gently simmer 1 hour. Uncover and simmer another 1 hour. Remove from heat. Mix the mayo and lemon juice together with a bit of the stew juices. This will keep the mayo from curdling.  Now stir into the stew and serve with mashed potatoes and sliced green onions. Serves 4

 Adapted from jayleenrecipes.com

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