Pork Stew

[DJTanner]

Hi. I am new to forums, so I apologize if I appear to be a total ditz. I bought a pork shoulder roast and found a delicious sounding recipe for a stew. The recipe instructs me to use a slow cooker. Don't have one. It says to cook on high for 1 hr then on low for 1 hr. Can I just slow cook it on top of the stove in a dutch oven? If so, how long should I cook it and how high should the heat be? Thanks

[Andy M.]

Welcome to DC.

Yes. Absolutely. Pots on the stove came long before slow cookers.

Once you assemble the stew, just bring it to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for an hour and check to see if the meat is tender. How long you have to cook it depends on how big the pieces of meat are.

[taxlady]

Welcome to DC and don't forget to brown the meat first.

[Kylie1969]

Welcome to DC DJ

The pork stew sounds lovely

[chopper]

Welcome. Andy has great advice there for you already. And, don't worry, we all feel a little ditzy at times. Glad you are here.

[Dawgluver]

Welcome to DC!

[CWS4322]

Welcome to DC! You definitely can do the stew on the stove. Here's a link to a chart for converting recipes to use a crock pot. You just have to go the other direction (since the recipe you have is for a crock pot).

More Crockpot Information - Converting Recipes to Slow cooker - Crock pot Hints and Tips

[DJTanner]

I just wanted to say thanks to all who replied. I got some great advice from all of you. I'm going to try it today. Hopefully, after I try this, I'll only be the 3rd worst cook in Los Angeles.

[CWS4322]

Originally Posted by DJTanner

I just wanted to say thanks to all who replied. I got some great advice from all of you. I'm going to try it today. Hopefully, after I try this, I'll only be the 3rd worst cook in Los Angeles.

Do you know the other two? Let us know how it works out! I like making Posole in the fall--here's a link to one recipe, but there are tons of them on the Internet. You have to soak the hominy if you use dry for a good 48 hours. A Classic Posole Recipe to Prepare Posole at Home.

I use the blue hominy (which is hard to get here in Canada--I mail order it from a place in Idaho).

[kansasteddybear]

You could also bake it in the oven at about 350 degrees until the meat was falling apart tender, I would say about 3 hours or so. Cover it the first hour/hour and a half, then remove the cover until it is done.