Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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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32 comments:

  1. I'll definately give this one a try.. it looks yummy and the spicer the better for us.

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  2. Delicious and warming I hope... whoo I'm cold today!!

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  3. Ohhhh, I can almost smell that!!! Yum!

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  4. That looks amazing! Chicken is the only meat I am eating now so I may just have to whip this up with your chicken suggestion.

    :)

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  5. This sounds delish and not too fattening, too. I love spicy foods, too. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. this looks delicious - I will make this for sure!!

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  7. That sounds like something my roommate would like (with chicken, not pork). Perhaps I'll treat her!

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  8. Just found your blog. I am going to enjoy following you! This recipe looks amazing and I will come back to comment after we try it.

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  9. I love your dishes! The recipe sounds and looks yummy. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Looks like a yummy dish for a cold florida day like today!

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  11. This looks delicious to me! I want to make it tonight!

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  12. This looks great! But I am a huge wimp, so I would have to make it very mild.

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  13. Yum. This looks really tasty - I love all of the ingredients used.

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  14. That looks awesome, I'm gunna have to try it.

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  15. Pork haters? Who in the world would that be? LOL I'll be trying with chicken my dear friend! Glad it was a hit with the family!

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  16. Oh, yum Steph! Hubby loves anything spicy, so we will definitely give this a try. I am (finally) getting back to cooking again!

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  17. WOW!! That looks super yummy!!! thanks for the recipe

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  18. When I am rich and famous I want to hire you as my personal chef, but I will force you to drink martinis with me if that is okay with you?!

    I have missed your food!

    Molly

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  19. I am doing your peach and pepper fajitas tonight.

    This stew will be going in the crocck pot tomorrow for sure, we will eat on this for days.

    I have just started a new binder with just YOUR recipes.

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  20. Thanks for the recipe. It sounds really good.

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  21. def a keeper. Looks so yummy! I'm going to try it with chicken!

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  22. Oh this sounds good! I'm just getting over my issues with pork (my mom would take a pork chop and just char the hell out of it and I've never been able to eat pork), and this sounds like it's a good one. Thanks!

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  23. what a cool and exciting recipe. A good break from the norm.

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  24. I love spicy food, Pork I am in!!
    A taste of Cuba!
    Looks good,Thanks

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  25. Look delish! Wash that down with a Mojito...YUM!

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  26. This sounds great! I love pork. That may explain my pigginess...

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  27. Wow, this sounds great. My husband LOVES spicey.

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  28. It is 26 degrees outside so this warm recipe sounds wonderful!

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  29. We loved it! Very tangy and flavorful. It reminded me of a recipe called Pork Chops Creole that I used to make from an old Junior League cookbook.

    We had to improvise and use beer b/c we're red wind drinkers and don't keep white on hand. Next time I will double the olives because they add a briny bite that I love.

    Great comfort food feel for not alot of effort!

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  30. This sounds great! I love pork. That may explain my pigginess...

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