Autumn Pork Stew | NZ Pork

Ingredients

• 1.5kg New Zealand pork shoulder, cut into 5cm chunks
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 250g New Zealand thick cut bacon, chopped into 2cm pieces
• 2 cups onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1.5 cups white wine
• 2-3 large carrots, sliced into thick rounds
• 2 cored red apples (firmer varieties work best, like Gala)
• ½ cup maple syrup or honey
• 1L chicken stock
• 3 bay leaves
• 250g kumara (firmer varieties like purple skin is best), peeled and chopped into 4cm cubes
• 250g Agria potatoes, peeled and chopped into 4cm cubes