Cold Weather Comfort Food

Well, we have finally hit a cold snap in the deep south. That means I head to the kitchen to make one of our favorite dinners, Savannah Pork Ragout. This is a recipe out of Kay Ewings, A Second Course Cookbook.  

ingredients

The ingredients are as follows:     6 strips of bacon                       3 Tablespoons ketchup
                                                  2 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin           2 Tablespoons Worcestershire
                                                  trimmed and cut in bite-sized     2 Tablespoons molasses
                                                  pieces                                       2 Cups chicken broth
                                                 salt & pepper                             4 small red potatoes, chunked
                                                  1 onion, chopped                      2 Cups baby carrots, cut in half
                                                  2 cloves garlic                           1/2 cup chopped parsley
                                                  1/3 cup flour                             salt, pepper to taste

                                                  1 1/2 cups coffee, warmed



        Cook bacon in a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, until bacon is crisp.                          Drain bacon on paper towels, crumble and set aside.

                                 Season pork with salt and pepper and add to hot bacon grease.

                                                            Cook till no longer pink.

                                        Add onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes

                                       Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

            

              

                               Mix in coffee, Worcestershire, molasses, ketchup, and reserved bacon.

                                        Bring to a boil, cover and lower heat. Cook 15 minutes

                                                                   Stir occasionally.

                                   Add chicken broth, potatoes, carrots, parsley, salt and pepper.

                                                   Cook for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

               You can serve this dish with/over mashed potatoes, rice, noodles, or my favorite cheese grits.  

            Try this Savannah Pork Ragout, and it will become one of your cold weather favorites too!!

                                                       
                                                                      YUMMY!!!