Pork Casserole with Garbanzo Beans, Tomatoes, Dried Apricots & Orange
The 5-A-Day Menu Planner by Susannah Blake Serves 4
Ingredients • 2 cups chapped onion • 2 tbsp. olive ail • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • 1 lb. pork loin, trimmed and cubed • 3 1/2 oz. chorizo sausage, diced • 2 tsp. ground cumin • 1 tsp. ground coriander • 12 dried apricots, chopped • 2 cups canned chopped tomatoes • 2 cups seeded and chopped yellow bell peppers • juice of 2 oranges • scant 1/2 cup chicken stock • 2 cups rinsed and drained canned garbanzo beans • juice of 1/2 lemon • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions Gently fry the onion in the oil about 5 minutes, then add the garlic and cook another 5 minutes.
Add the pork and chorizo, sprinkle the spices over and cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the apricots, tomatoes, bell peppers, orange juice, and stock, season with salt and pepper, and stir to mix.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer about 45 minutes until the sauce becomes thick, stirring once or twice.
Add the garbanzo beans and simmer a further 10 minutes.
Check the seasoning, then squeeze lemon juice over to taste.
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