Phil Vickery's succulent pork recipe
- 1.2 kg (2.6lbs) Shoulder of pork, fat on, skinned and cut into 6cm chunks
- 3 pinches Pepper
- 80 g (2.8oz) Sugar
- 2 Onions, peeled, then chopped roughly
- 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tbsp Soy sauce
- 4 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 Chicken stock cubes
- 12 Ripe plums, halved
- 200 g (7.1oz) Black pudding, cut into slices
- 1 pinch Salt
- 225 g (7.9oz) Frozen peas, cooked
- 1 tsp Arrowroot or cornflour (optional, use to thicken sauce if required)
- Pre-heat the oven to 180C, 350F or Gas 4.
- Heat the sugar in a large saucepan, that has a tight-fitting lid.
- Stir until you have a thick caramel.
- Dry the pork chunks on kitchen towel, the drier the better.
- Pepper the pork well, and then add to the caramel.
- Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the onions, sauces, lemon juice, stock cubes and mix well.
- Bring to the boil, then add the plums, black pudding, a little salt and again, mix well.
- Bring back to the boil, then cover well, and place in the pre-heated oven.
- Cook for 2 hours and check to see if the meat is very tender and cooked through.
- If cooked, stir in the peas and warm through.
- Serve with boiled new potatoes, crushed slightly.
pork, pepper, sugar, onions, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, lemon juice, chicken, black pudding, salt, frozen peas, arrowroot
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/12643/phil-vickerys-succulent-pork (may not work)