10/10/2026
🍂🥘 OCTOBER COMFORT FOOD… PORK, APPLE & C***R CASSEROLE! 🍎🐖❤️
October cooking is all about those warming, hearty dinners that fill the kitchen with amazing smells while they slowly bubble away. 😍
And today we’re combining two flavours that were simply made for each other…
🍎 PORK & APPLE!
Add leeks, carrots, mushrooms, fresh herbs and a little c***r and you’ve got a proper autumn casserole.
🛒 YOU’LL NEED:
🐖 750g diced pork shoulder
🍎 2 eating apples
🌱 2 leeks
🥕 3 carrots
🍄 200g mushrooms
🧅 1 onion
🧄 3 garlic cloves
🥔 400g baby potatoes
🥣 400ml chicken stock
🍺 250ml dry c***r
🥄 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
🌿 Fresh sage or thyme
🫒 A little oil
🧂 Salt & black pepper
Don't fancy using c***r? Simply replace it with extra stock.
🔥 BROWN. CHOP. BUBBLE. ENJOY!
1️⃣ Brown the pork in a large casserole dish, then remove and set aside.
2️⃣ Add the chopped onion, leeks, carrots and mushrooms and gently cook until starting to soften.
3️⃣ Add the garlic, wholegrain mustard and fresh sage or thyme.
4️⃣ Return the pork, add the baby potatoes, then pour over the c***r and stock.
5️⃣ Cover and cook at 170°C / 150°C fan for around 1½ hours, or until the pork is beautifully tender.
6️⃣ Cut the apples into chunky wedges and add them for the final 20–25 minutes so they soften without completely disappearing into the sauce. 🍎
7️⃣ Taste, season and get those bowls ready!
🍎 WHY APPLE?
As it cooks, the apple adds a gentle sweetness that works brilliantly with pork, mustard and sage.
Sweet + savoury + slow cooked = PROPER OCTOBER FOOD! 🍂❤️
💡 MAKE IT YOUR OWN!
🥬 Add shredded Savoy cabbage
🌱 Throw in some parsnips
🫘 Add butter beans to stretch it further
🥛 Stir through a splash of cream at the end
🌿 Try rosemary instead of sage
🍯 Add a tiny spoonful of local honey
🥟 And if October comfort food isn't quite comforting enough…
ADD DUMPLINGS! 😂🙌
♻️ GOT EXTRA VEG? GET IT IN!
Half a swede lurking in the fridge? IN.
A lonely parsnip? IN.
Mushrooms that need using? IN.
Casseroles are perfect for using what you've got and helping reduce food waste.
🥖 AND DON'T FORGET THE BREAD…
That gorgeous sauce needs mopping up, so get some Gerrard’s bread on the table and start dunking! 😂
🛒 Pick up your apples, leeks, carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic, potatoes and fresh herbs from us.
🚚 Or add the ingredients to your next delivery order and we'll pick, pack & deliver.
☎️ 0151 625 8326
📍 Colin Lunt Greengrocers
30 Banks Road, West Kirby, CH48 0RD
🍂🍎 OCTOBER. PORK. APPLES. BIG POT. PROPER COMFORT FOOD.
👇 Would you keep it CLASSIC 🍎, make it CREAMY 🥛 or ADD THE DUMPLINGS 🥟?