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Romanian Butcher's Pork Hotpot Baked with Potatoes and Pickled Green Tomatoes

Name: Romanian Butcher's Pork Hotpot Baked with Potatoes and Pickled Green Tomatoes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: romanian
Ingredients: 600 g Pork shoulder or neck cubed; 200 g Smoked pork country sausage sliced; 600 g Potatoes peeled and cut into chunks; 250 g Pickled green tomatoes (gogonele) quartered; 150 g Carrots sliced into thick rounds; 200 g Yellow onions chopped into chunks; 6 clove Garlic cloves peeled and smashed; 100 ml Dry red wine; 40 g Tomato paste; 40 ml Sunflower oil or lard; 1 tsp Dried garden thyme; 5 g Fine salt

Robust old-school Romanian butcher's casserole: pork chunks, smoked ribs, and country sausage braised with potatoes, sweet root vegetables, pickled green tomatoes (gogonele), garlic, and red wine.

Prep

25 min

Cook

55 min

Total

80 min

Oven

190°C (170°C vent.)

Ingredients

servings

Pork shoulder or neck cubed
600 g
Smoked pork country sausage sliced
200 g
Potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
600 g
Pickled green tomatoes (gogonele) quartered
250 g
Carrots sliced into thick rounds
150 g
Yellow onions chopped into chunks
200 g
Garlic cloves peeled and smashed
6 clove
Dry red wine
100 ml
Tomato paste
40 g
Sunflower oil or lard
40 ml
Dried garden thyme
1 tsp
Fine salt
5 g

Preparation Steps

Heat oil in a Dutch oven. Brown pork cubes and sliced sausage over medium-high heat for 8-10 minutes. Remove to a plate.

Sauté onions and carrots in the same fat for 4-5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste dissolved in red wine and 200 ml warm water. Return meat, then add potato chunks, smashed garlic, dried thyme, salt, and pepper.

Tuck pickled green tomato quarters throughout the potatoes and meat. Cover with lid and bake at 190°C for 40 minutes. Remove lid and roast 10-15 minutes more until potatoes are fork-tender and surface is deeply caramelized. Serve hot.

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Nutrition Facts

per serving

Calories

490

Protein

34g

Carbohydrates

32g

Fat

25g

Allergens

Sulphur Dioxide & Sulphites

*estimated values per serving

Provenance & Public Domain Audit

Source: Folclor Gastronomic Românesc / Patrimoniu Tradițional Deschis (Institutul Național al Patrimoniului & Arhivele Tradițiilor Culinare)

Legal status: Domeniu Public (Legea nr. 8/1996 privind dreptul de autor) • 17 U.S.C. § 105

License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

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Romanian Butcher's Pork Hotpot Baked with Potatoes and Pickled Green Tomatoes

Ingredients

Preparation Steps

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