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Spanish pork with green olives

9

Points®

Total time: 4 hr 15 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 3 hr 55 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy

The combination of orange and olives are a must-try with your next pork dish. Sweet and savoury flavours work well in creating this sauce and are completed with the addition of classic European polenta.

Ingredients

Orange(s)

1 medium, segmented

Pork scotch roast, raw

800 g

Brown onion

1 medium, coarsely chopped

Garlic

12 clove(s)

Ground cumin

½ tsp

Sweet-style white wine

¼ cup(s), (60ml)

Chicken stock

½ cup(s), (125ml)

Orange rind

2 tsp, 5cm strip, 1/2 tsp finely grated

Freshly squeezed orange juice

½ cup(s), (125ml)

Fresh thyme

1 tbs, (3 sprigs)

Dried bay leaf

2 whole, or fresh

Pitted green olives

18 individual

Green capsicum

1 medium

Cornflour

1 tbs

Oil spray

1 x 3 second spray(s)

Instructions

1

Using a sharp knife, cut a 5cm strip of rind from orange. Finely grate remaining rind (you only need about ½ teaspoon). Peel and segment orange and set aside until required.

2

Lightly spray a large non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Cook pork, turning, for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a 4.5 litre (18-cup) slow cooker.

3

Cook onion and garlic in same pan, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Add cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add combined wine, stock, rind strip and juice and bring to the boil. Pour onion mixture around pork in slow cooker. Add thyme, bay leaves and olives.

4

Cook, covered, on low for 6 hours (or high for 3 hours). Turn pork over and add capsicum. Cook, covered, on low for 1 hour (or high for 30 minutes). Transfer pork to a plate and cover to keep warm.

5

Blend cornflour with 2 tablespoons water in a jug. Add to slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook, covered, on high for 10 minutes or until sauce slightly thickens.

6

Gently stir grated rind and orange segments into sauce. Remove and discard bay leaves. Thickly slice pork and serve with sauce.

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