A meal to cook in a cast iron pot

This is a meal which you cook in one pot on top of the stove. We used a cast iron casserole which is great for use either on the hob or in the oven.
Roast Pork with Apples and Red Cabbage
It takes about 30 minutes to prespare and one and three quarters of an hour to cook.

3 tablespoons sunflower olil
2 level tablespoons soft dark brown sugar
1kg pork tenderloin
a medium onion finely chopped
450g red cabbaged finely shredded
900g baby new potatoes washed
450g cooking apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
285ml (half pint) red wine
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
black pepper (ground)
watercress and wedges of dessert apple to garnish

• Preheat oven to 190C or gas mark 5
• Heat oil and sugar in the cast iron casserole until the sugar dissolves into a caramel and then move the pork around in it to coat it for about 10 minutes until it is golden brown.
• Remove the pork and keep warm. Replace it with the onion and cook till soft.
• Add the cabbage,potatoes,wine, vinegar and pepper and heat till just simmering.
• Put the pork back in the casserole. Put the lid on and cook in the middle of the oven for an hour.
• Take off the lid, add a little wine if you need more liquid and replace in the oven for about 30 minutes.
• Garnish with apple wedges and watercress

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