Spicy Havana Stew

My wonderful friend Kacey at Chronicles of a Mommy mailed me some recipes that she thought I would like & this was one of them. Not the greatest pictures but this dish was excellent!!! I made it a few weeks ago when my parents came over for dinner & we all agreed it was fantastic. I had prepared & chopped up whatever I could earlier on in the day as well as set aside the proper amount of spices, so that after we were done with our appetizer I could easily throw this together in about 15 minutes. It was that simple!!! For all the pork haters out there, try this with chicken for a truly healthful dish!!!!!

1 1/2 lbs boneless pork loin, cut into bite sized cubes

Juice of 1 lime

4 tblsp garlic, chopped

2 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

2 tsp cumin

4 tblsp olive oil plus 3 tblsp to saute veggies

1 green bell pepper, diced

1 large onion, diced

1 cup dry white wine

1 cup chicken stock

6 oz can tomato paste

1/2 cup sliced green olives with pimento

2 bay leaves

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)

2 tsp dried parsley

3 tblsp chopped scallions

In a bowl, combine 4 tblsp olive oil, lime juice, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin & 2 tblsp chopped garlic. Mix well. Add the pork cubes & coat evenly. Cover & marinate in fridge for at least 1 hour. Stir occasionally.

In a stew pot, heat 3 tblsp olive oil & saute onions for 3-4 minutes. Add 2 tblsp garlic & the green pepper; cook for 1 minute. Add the pork & cook for 5 minutes. Add the white wine, chicken stock, tomato paste, green olives, bay leaves & red pepper flakes. Stir well & simmer for 5 -10 minutes. Add the parsley & green onion; remove from heat. Remove the bay leaves. Serve over your favorite rice.

~ My Thoughts ~

Everyone loved this!!!! While this wasn't very spicy to us, you can make it even less spicy & omit the red pepper flakes. This would be great with chicken too!

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