Duncan Pork Stew With Apples – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 to 3 lbs. well-trimmed pork butt, cut into 1 ½” cubes
• ½ cup flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped or 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 2 tsp. fresh sage, chopped or 1 tsp. dried sage
• 1 large apple, such as Braeburn or Bramley Seedling, peeled, cored & cut into ½” cubes
• 2 carrots, peeled, cut into ¼” dice
• 2 large slices bacon, chopped (preferably an English Gammon style bacon)
• 1 bay leaf
• 4-6 juniper berries, pressed with the back of a knife
• 2 Tbsp. chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 2/3 cup Scrumpy or other dry English style hard cider
• 1 cup homemade chicken stock (see below) or purchased low salt/no salt chicken broth
• 1 or 2 tsp. cider vinegar