{"id":5400,"date":"2026-05-23T21:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=5400"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:43:12","slug":"rustic-pork-white-bean-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/rustic-pork-white-bean-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Rustic Pork &#038; White Bean Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Rustic Pork &amp; White Bean Stew<\/h2>\n<p>This hearty pork and white bean stew is pure comfort food \u2014 rich, smoky, and slow-cooked until every bite melts in your mouth. Tender chunks of pork simmer with creamy white beans, onions, garlic, and savory herbs in a thick flavorful broth that tastes even better the next day. Perfect for cold evenings, family dinners, or cozy weekend meals served with crusty bread.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs pork shoulder or pork butt, cut into chunks<\/li>\n<li>2 cans (15 oz each) white beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>2 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F (160\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the pork chunks on all sides until deeply golden. Remove and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In the same pot, saut\u00e9 onion for 4\u20135 minutes until softened. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in tomato paste, smoked paprika, thyme, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Return pork to the pot and pour in chicken broth. Add bay leaf and bring to a gentle simmer.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and bake for about 2\u00bd hours, or until the pork becomes tender and easy to shred.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the white beans and continue cooking uncovered for 20\u201330 minutes until thickened and bubbling.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot with toasted bread or cornbread.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Slow Cooker Version<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Brown the pork first for best flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer everything except the beans into the slow cooker.<\/li>\n<li>Cook on LOW for 7\u20138 hours or HIGH for 4\u20135 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Add beans during the last 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add bacon or smoked sausage for extra smoky flavor.<\/li>\n<li>A splash of white wine deepens the broth beautifully.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers taste even richer the next day.<\/li>\n<li>Great served with mashed potatoes or rice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Rustic Pork &amp; White Bean Stew This hearty pork and white bean stew is pure comfort food \u2014 rich, smoky,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5402,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5400\/revisions\/5402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}