Awesome tomatican recipe

Awesome tomatican recipe

Tomatican is a South American stew that’s packed full of veggies, making it bursting with vitamins and antioxidants to keep you feeling tip-top throughout the winter. And if that’s not enough, it also features vampire-scaring garlic, which is pretty much a superfood. Studies have shown eating garlic can help lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol levels and give your body a boost of antioxidants to protect against various diseases.

Ingredients (serves 6)

4tbsp olive oil

1kg pork shoulder, cut into 3–4cm pieces

2 onions, thinly sliced

3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

3tsp dried oregano (more if using it fresh)

2tsp ground cumin

900g cherry tomatoes, halved

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

3 corn cobs – 2 with the kernels

Sliced off, 1 cut into 6 pieces

Sugar (if needed)

To serve:

Chopped fresh coriander

1 red chilli, thinly sliced

Method

Heat the oil in a wide saucepan that has a lid, then brown the pork in batches and set aside in a bowl.

Add the onions to the pan with a splash of water and some more oil if it’s looking too dry. Cook gently for 10-15 minutes until very soft and starting to brown at the edges. Add the garlic, oregano and cumin and cook for a couple of minutes, then throw in the tomatoes and let them break down on a moderate heat for 5-10 minutes before returning the pork and any juices to the pan.

Stir through a good few pinches of salt and some grinds of black pepper. Cover with the lid and cook gently for between one and one and a half hours until the pork is tender.

Once the meat is tender, stir in the corn kernels and the cob pieces and cook, without the lid, for another 5–10 minutes until the corn is cooked.

Taste for seasoning; if your tomatoes are quite acidic you may need to add a little sugar to balance this.

Serve garnished with some chopped coriander and a few chilli slices.

Want more? Try our ratatouille recipe or these cajun chicken tacos.