Andalucia Life Recipe - Winter Pork Casserole

Ingredients (serves 4)
- 1 kg stewing pork
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 1 x 410 gm tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
- 175 ml red wine
- 1 green pepper deseeded and chopped
- 50 gm pimento stuffed green olives, sliced
- salt and black pepper
Method
- Heat the oil in a heavy casserole dish and brown off the pork in batches. Put to one side.
- Add the onions to the casserole and cook until soft but not browned.
- Add the garlic and the reserved pork. Stir for one minute.
- Add the flour and stir for 2 minutes then add the tomatoes, wine, herbs, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir whilst you bring the pot to a simmer then put the lid on the casserole and put it in the oven for 2 hours at 1500 C.
- Remove from the oven and turn the oven up to 2000 C.
- Check the seasoning. Add the peppers and olives and simmer gently on the hob for a further 30 minutes or until the fiery potato wedges are cooked.
Fiery Potato Wedges

Ingredients (serves 4)
- 6 large potatoes peeled and cut into thick wedges
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Method
- Put the oil in a roasting tin and put in the hot oven at 2000C until it smokes.
- Par boil the wedges for 4 minutes then drain. Return to the dry pan and add the salt. Swizzle around to distribute the salt and roughen the surface of the wedges.
- Place in the hot fat in a single layer and put in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile mix the paprika and cayenne together.
- Sprinkle the wedges with the spice mix and return to the oven for 10 minutes. They should be an orangey red colour, crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle.