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Pork stew in tomato sauce with hilopites recipe: make it at home
Choirino kokkinisto me hilopites is a classic home-cooked dish of Greek cuisine. Tender pieces of pork are stewed slowly in a rich tomato sauce with onion, garlic and aromatic herbs. The traditional hilopites, a Greek…
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What is Pork stew in tomato sauce with hilopites?
Choirino kokkinisto me hilopites is a classic home-cooked dish of Greek cuisine. Tender pieces of pork are stewed slowly in a rich tomato sauce with onion, garlic and aromatic herbs. The traditional hilopites, a Greek egg pasta, absorb the flavours of the sauce perfectly and make for a heart-warming meal that is especially popular during the colder months and at family gatherings.
Mise en place
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Step by step
How to make Pork stew in tomato sauce with hilopites step by step
Method
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a casserole.
- 2
Brown the pork all over.
- 3
Add the onion and garlic and fry briefly.
- 4
Add the tomato purée.
- 5
Deglaze with the red wine.
- 6
Add the chopped tomatoes, bay leaf, cinnamon, oregano, salt and pepper.
- 7
Add the water or stock.
- 8
Simmer gently for about 1½ hours, until the meat is meltingly tender.
- 9
Meanwhile, cook the hilopites according to the instructions on the packet.
- 10
Drain and mix with the butter.
- 11
Serve the hilopites on a dish.
- 12
Spoon the stew and sauce over the top.
- 13
Sprinkle with grated kefalotyri or graviera.
At the table
How to serve Pork stew in tomato sauce with hilopites
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