Comfy Essentials: The BEST Spicy Creole Pork Stew | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• ## PLAN/PURCHASE
• ## STAGE 1 – THE PORK STOCK
• 3 cup(s) chicken stock, not broth
• 2 cup(s) lite beer, or more stock
• 2 - 3 bay leaves, dried
• 1 1/4 pound(s) pork, chicken, seafood, more on this later
• ## STAGE 2 – THE ROUX
• 5 tablespoon(s) sweet butter, unsalted
• 5 tablespoon(s) flour, all-purpose variety
• ## STAGE 3 – THE VEGGIES
• 1 stalk(s) celery, small dice
• 1/2 medium green or red bell pepper, small dice
• 1/2 medium yellow onion small dice
• 2 clove(s) garlic, finely chopped
• ## STAGE 4 – THE TOMATOES AND SPICES
• 14 ounce(s) crushed tomatoes with juice, 1 can
• 8 ounce(s) tomato sauce, 1 small can
• 2 tablespoon(s) Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon(s) dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoon(s) ground fennel
• 1 teaspoon(s) smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon(s) ground cumin
• 1 - 2 teaspoon(s) creole spice, i prefer tony chachere’s
• ## STAGE 5 – FINISHING TOUCHES
• 1/4 cup(s) sherry, dry variety, or to taste
• lemon (or lime) juice, freshly squeezed, to taste
• white pepper, freshly ground, to taste
• salt, kosher variety, fine grind, to taste
• ## OPTIONAL ITEMS
• cayenne, for more heat
• coconut, for a bit of island sweet
• corn, fresh off the cob or frozen
• thinly sliced then chopped cabbage
• diced red or golden potatoes
• steamed white or brown rice