Pork and Sausage Stew

I'm tired of the fog that has been hanging around here lately and figured a nice hearty stew was in order.  Pork & Sausage Stew is this recipe I've had, well let's just say forever.  I remember buying my first cookbook from a door-to-door salesman, while working at my first job.  Can you imagine that happening these days?

I can't even remember the name of the book, but there was this one recipe that I had to make, it was called pork and sausage stew.  Even way back then, I couldn't leave recipes well enough alone. Or maybe I just have a problem following directions.  So I changed it to suit my needs.

Ingredients:

2 medium onions, sliced

4 tbsp. vegetable oil

4 tbsp. all-purpose flour

Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add oil, then onions.  Cook for 5 minutes then add flour and cook an additional 5 minutes.

1-pound thin cut pork chops

1-pound pork breakfast sausages

Add pork chops and sausages to skillet.

3 cups low-sodium chicken stock (I know the picture shows 4; just ignore the lady who went off memory!)

6 oz. tomato paste

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

To the skillet add the chicken stock, tomato paste, salt and pepper, and stir to combine.  Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to simmer and cook for 1 hour 30 minutes.  

It's such a simple dish, but it's so tasty.  I like to serve it over egg noodles, but feel free to try it with rice or whatever you have on hand.

Enjoy,

Gina