Skillet Ragout with Potato Dumplings

This hearty skillet supper will feed a hungry family and is perfect for a cold winter’s night. Accompany this one-dish meal with only a tossed green salad and your favorite beverage.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (12-ounce) jar pork gravy
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon steak sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 cayenne pepper
1 cup halved or quartered fresh mushrooms
1 rib celery, sliced
3/4 cup frozen small onions
1/2 medium green bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch squares
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 of a 7.6-ounce package instant butter and herb mashed potato mix
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Cooking Directions:

1. In a large skillet, brown pork cubes in hot oil; drain.
2. Stir in pork gravy, vinegar, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and cayenne; mix well. Add mushrooms, celery, onions, green pepper and beans, simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
3. Prepare mashed potato mix according to package directions. Remove from heat, quickly stir in beaten egg. Place in mounds on top of boiling meat mixture; cover tightly and cook 5 minutes.
4. Sprinkle with pecans and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy of National Pork Board.