Italian Braised Pork with Polenta | NZ Pork

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• 125g pork sausage meat
• 3 slices Italian salami (we used large round salami slices)
• 10 small basil leaves
• pork fat or olive oil for browning
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 stick celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs thyme
• ½ cup white wine
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 25g butter, softened
• 2 Tbsp plain flour
• 1 litre water (more if necessary)
• 250g quick-cook polenta
• ½ cup finely-grated parmesan
• ½ cup mascarpone
• splash olive oil
• 1kg New Zealand pork topside or boneless boston butt (cut into 3 pieces)