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Braised pork cheeks with polenta and squid
Photo: Sam Loyd

Braised pork cheeks with polenta and squid

30 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1122
Calories
82g
Protein
59g
Fat
64g
Carbs

Counts 22 of 25 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 22 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Squid not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 pork
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 50ml/2fl oz red wine vinegar
  • 1 onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 2 star anise
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 litre/1¾pt chicken stock
  • 500ml/17½fl oz milk
  • 500ml/17½fl oz chicken stock
  • 175g/6oz quick-cook polenta
  • 25g/1oz grated parmesan
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 200g/7oz curly kale
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium squid
  • 1 lemon
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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