Pork and Mushroom Stew

When I saw a picture of this stew on the cover of Cuisine at Home I knew I would be making it immediately. I love pork with apples so I was excited to give this recipe a try. The magazine served the stew over apple-potato mash but I decided to just make regular mashed potatoes instead. The pork was extremely tender and the sauce was AMAZING. You serve the stew topped with pieces of granny smith apples and I loved the flavor and texture they gave to the stew. This dish was a huge hit with my entire family... my kids really loved it.

Pork and Mushroom Stew:

Adapted recipe by For the Love of Cooking.net

Original recipe by Cuisine at Home ~ October 2010

• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tbsp butter
• 1 lb pork tenderloin, cut into two inch pieces
• 8 oz cremini mushrooms, quartered
• 1/2 cup shallots, sliced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 2 tbsp flour
• 3/4 cup apple cider
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme, minced
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
• Granny smith apple, diced
• Fresh thyme leaves for garnish
• Mashed potatoes (recipe here)

Make mashed potatoes (recipe here). I used 6 Yukon gold potatoes and I left out the roasted garlic for this recipe.

Remove the silver skin from the pork tenderloin then cut into two inch pieces. Pat dry with a paper towel then season the slices (both sides) with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Heat the olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium high heat. Once the pan is HOT add the pork and sauté until brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Remove pork to a plate; cover with a tin foil tent.

Add the mushrooms, carrot, and shallots in the same skillet over medium heat. Cook until softened, 3-4 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

Add the apple cider to the pan, scraping up any bits on the bottom of the pan, add the chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low. Add pork with residual juices and the minced thyme. Simmer stew until thickened, 5 minutes; taste and re-season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper. Serve over mashed potatoes and top with thyme sprig and diced apples. Enjoy.

Click here for a printable version of this recipe - For the Love of Cooking.net