Pork and Pepper Stew

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 75 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Colorful bell peppers and spicy jalapeños make this pork stew a tasty, attractive favorite. Serve it over rice.

Ingredients

1/4 cup bacon grease
2 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 1/2 inch strips
1/4 cup butter
3 onions, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings
1 cup beef stock
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf

Directions

1 Heat bacon grease in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir pork in hot grease until evenly browned. Remove pork and liquid from the pot; set aside.
2 Melt butter in the same pot over medium heat. Sauté onions in hot butter until tender and lightly browned. Mix in paprika and flour; cook and stir until thickened.
3 Add pork, bell peppers, and jalapeño peppers to the pot. Stir in stock, tomato paste, garlic, salt, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.