Name: Mulled wine pork with red cabbage
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 510 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 teaspoons caraway seeds; 6 whole cloves; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped coarsely; 2 sprigs fresh tarragon, chopped coarsely; 2 cloves garlic, quartered; 2 medium red onions (340g), cut into thick wedges; 1.4 kg piece boneless pork shoulder, rind removed; 1 cup (250ml) dry red wine; 1 cup (250ml) chicken stock; 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; ½ small red cabbage (600g), cut into 6 thick slices; 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves, extra; Sweet potato mash; 2 medium orange sweet potatoes (800g), chopped coarsely; 1 large potato (300g), chopped coarsely; 60 grams butter

Spicy and fragrant slow cooked mulled wine pork and red cabbage is beautifully complimented with sweet potato mash for a flavoursome meal.

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Ingredients

3 star anise

2 cinnamon sticks

2 teaspoons caraway seeds

6 whole cloves

2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped coarsely

2 sprigs fresh tarragon, chopped coarsely

2 cloves garlic, quartered

2 medium red onions (340g), cut into thick wedges

1.4 kg piece boneless pork shoulder, rind removed

1 cup (250ml) dry red wine

1 cup (250ml) chicken stock

2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

½ small red cabbage (600g), cut into 6 thick slices

2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves, extra

Sweet potato mash

2 medium orange sweet potatoes (800g), chopped coarsely

1 large potato (300g), chopped coarsely

60 grams butter

Method

Tie spices, herbs and garlic in a muslin bag; secure with kitchen string. Place onion in base of a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker. Top with muslin bag and pork. Pour combined wine, stock, sauce, sugar and vinegar over pork. Cook, covered, on low, for 7 hours 30 minutes. Add cabbage; cook, covered, on low for a further 30 minutes. Discard muslin bag; season to taste.

Just before serving, make sweet potato mash. Boil, steam or microwave sweet potato and potato until tender; drain. Mash vegetables with butter in a medium bowl until smooth; season to taste.

Carefully remove pork from cooker; break into large chunks.

Serve pork with sweet potato mash and cabbage and onion mixture; drizzled with some of the cooking liquid. Top with extra tarragon.

Accompany with baby spinach and crusty bread to mop up the juices.

Not suitable to freeze.
Note

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