Name: Mulled wine NZ Pork with red cabbage
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 510 min
Total time: 540 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 teaspoons caraway seeds; 6 whole cloves; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped coarsely; 2 sprigs fresh tarragon, chopped coarsely, plus 2 tablespoons extra; 2 cloves garlic, quartered; 2 medium red onions, cut into thick wedges; 1.4kg piece boneless NZ Pork shoulder, rind removed; 1 cup (250ml) dry red wine; 1 cup (250ml) chicken stock; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; ½ small red cabbage (600g), cut into 6 thick slices; Baby spinach leaves, crusty bread, to serveKūmara Mash; 2 medium orange kūmara (800g), chopped coarsely; 1 large potato (300g), chopped coarsely; 60g butter

Ingredients

3 star anise

2 cinnamon sticks

2 teaspoons caraway seeds

6 whole cloves

2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped coarsely

2 sprigs fresh tarragon, chopped coarsely, plus 2 tablespoons extra

2 cloves garlic, quartered

2 medium red onions, cut into thick wedges

1.4kg piece boneless NZ Pork shoulder, rind removed

1 cup (250ml) dry red wine

1 cup (250ml) chicken stock

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

½ small red cabbage (600g), cut into 6 thick slices

Baby spinach leaves, crusty bread, to serveKūmara Mash

2 medium orange kūmara (800g), chopped coarsely

1 large potato (300g), chopped coarsely

60g butter

Method

Step 1

Tie spices, herbs and garlic in a muslin bag, securing with kitchen string. Place onion in the base of a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker. Top with muslin bag and NZ Pork. Pour combined wine, stock, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and vinegar over NZ Pork. Cook, covered, on low for 7 hours 30 minutes. Add cabbage and cook, covered, on low for a further 30 minutes. Discard muslin bag. Season to taste.

Step 2

Just before serving, make kūmara mash. Boil, steam or microwave kūmara and potato until tender; drain. Mash vegetables with butter in a medium bowl until smooth. Season to taste.

Step 3

Carefully remove NZ Pork from cooker, breaking into large chunks.

Step 4

Serve NZ Pork with kūmara mash and cabbage mixture, drizzled with some of the cooking liquid. Top with the extra tarragon. Accompany with baby spinach and crusty bread to mop up the juices.

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