Also, try this creamy chicken stew with dumplings and this Instant Pot beef stew!
The total time to cook your pork rib stew is lengthy – but! – the best stews take time. It allows the meat to slow-cook and tenderize, and all the flavors to blend together. Fortunately, the prep time is just 15 minutes, and the rest is all oven time! Just don’t go hoping you can dig in fast – good things take time and love, don’t cha know!
Lots of these ingredients you probably already have in the fridge or pantry, making this hearty stew even more attractive! Here’s what you’ll need and what it adds to the pork rib stew recipe:
Pork ribs: Pick up a rack of ribs at your grocer or butcher. You’ll need to cut it into three sections so it’ll fit into your pot. You can ask the butcher to cut it, or simply cut it between the bones when you get home. This is the star of the show, slow-cooked until perfection! Salt and pepper: you’ll use these to season the pork and the stew to your liking. Olive oil: This helps to make sure the meat doesn’t stick to the pot while you’re searing the pork ribs. Onion and garlic: you’ll need a whole onion and 3 cloves of garlic, both finely minced for this recipe. They add base flavors to the stew that you’ll build off of from here. Red wine: Go for a full-bodied wine, like a cabernet sauvignon. You’ll only need 1 cup for the stew, so you may want to pick a wine you’ll also want to drink! A glass of red wine and a bowl of stew sounds pretty perfect! And if you’re not a wine drinker, you can substitute extra beef stock. Beef stock: You can use store-bought beef stock to keep things easy or you can add homemade beef broth to this recipe to really deepen and enhance the flavor. Diced tomatoes: Tomatoes add acid to balance the richness of the stew. You’ll need diced tomatoes for this recipe, it’ll add some texture as well as some liquid. Potatoes: add chopped potatoes that will become tender little bites in the stew. Yukon gold potatoes are a great option because they’ll hold their shape in the stew. Carrots: chopped carrots will bring some sweetness to the stew. All-purpose flour: keep some all-purpose flour on hand to use to thicken the stew, or you can use cornstarch for a gluten-free option. Frozen peas: You’ll pour frozen peas into the stew at the very end so that there’s a bright, fresh element to the stew.
Bread: sopping up some of that stew with a nice piece of bread sounds delightful. Try making these grilled cheese croutons or this easy whole wheat Irish soda bread. Salad: You might want something to lighten up the meal and salads are a great option, like this spinach pomegranate salad or this spring mix salad. Other sides: You can make multiple side dishes to for a full meal, like tahini green beans, garlic butter rice, and roasted acorn squash. For dessert, a wonderful chocolate pie!
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