Zharkoe Pork

Name: Zharkoe Pork
Ingredients: 2 1/2 lbs trimmed pork shoulder, cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 1 1/4 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 large garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon dried summer savory; 3/4 teaspoon coriander seed; 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds; 1 large red onion, finely chopped; 1 bell pepper, chopped; 4 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley; 3 dill pickles, chopped; 3 cups water; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 lb old fashioned grits; 3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

17 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs trimmed pork shoulder, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 large garlic cloves
1 teaspoon dried summer savory
3/4 teaspoon coriander seed
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1 large red onion, finely chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
4 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
1 cup water
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
3 dill pickles, chopped
3 cups water
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 lb old fashioned grits
3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Directions

1

Place pork in 4 qusrt pot and salt and pepper to taste. Cover pot and let meat steam over high heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil and brown meat, stirring occasionally, 6-8 minutes.
2

Mash garlic cloves, summer savory, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in mortar and pestle. Put garlic paste into and small bowl and grind the coriander and fenugreek seeds in the mortar and pestle.
3

Add garlic paste and 1 teaspoon olive oil to pork and stir over medium heat 1 minute. Add onion, bell and jalapeno peppers and coriander/fenugreek and cook until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
4

Add 1 cup water and bring to bowl. Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
5

Add parsley and pickles and serve over grits.
6

For the grits:.
7

Bring 3 cups water and 3/4 teaspoon salt to a boil. Stir in grits, return to boil, then simmer, stirring, until thickended, about 18 minutes.
8

Increase heat to medium-low and add cheese a few cubes at a time while stirring until it is all melted inches.