Hearty Pork Stew Ingredients: 1-1/2 lb. lean pork stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 tsp. each dried sage, crushed; dried mint, crushed 1/4 cup butter or margarine, divided 8 oz. fresh button mushrooms, halved or quartered 1 cup (1 large) chopped onion 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (14 oz.) chicken broth 1 bay leaf 1 lb. carrots, coarsely chopped 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 tbsp. Worcestershire® sauce optional hot cooked noodles Directions Heat oven to 350° F. (175º C). Sprinkle pork with sage and mint. In a very large oven-going skillet, brown pork in 1 tbsp. of butter over medium-high heat, turning often. Remove pork from skillet. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic to skillet. Cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in browned pork, broth, and bay leaf. Bring pork mixture to boiling. Remove from heat; cover. Place skillet in oven. Bake for 30 minutes. Stir in chopped carrots; cover and bake for 20 minutes more or until carrots are crisp-tender. In a small saucepan melt remaining 3 tbsp. butter over medium-low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in flour and Worcestershire sauce. Remove skillet from oven. Return skillet to stovetop; uncover. Stir in flour mixture. Bring pork mixture to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened. Remove and discard bay leaf. If desired, serve stew over hot cooked noodles. Makes 6 servings. Nutritional Info Per Serving: 409 Cal, 16g Total Fat (8g Sat Fat), 118mg, Chol, 504mg Sod 36g Carb, 4g Fiber, 29g Pro.
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