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Luxembourg's smoked pork with creamy broad beans
Think of it as: Like a fancy ham-and-beans dinner from the Ardennes
Long name, simple joy: smoked pork and beans.
What does it taste like?
Smoky, salty pork with creamy sauce and sweet, earthy beans.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureTender meat, soft beans
What is it?
Smoked pork collar simmered until tender and served with broad beans in a creamy sauce. Boiled potatoes go on the side. It's Luxembourg's national dish.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
A summer-to-autumn favorite when broad beans are in season, with beer or local wine.
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Ingredients
- 800 g smoked pork collar
- 500 g broad beans
- 1 onion
- 50 g bacon
- 1 tbsp flour
- 100 ml cream
- A little summer savory
- 4 potatoes
Can't find it? Use thick-cut bacon or smoked ham hock if smoked pork collar is hard to find.
How to make it (one way)
- Simmer the smoked pork with onion and bay leaf for about 1.5 hours
- Boil the broad beans and peel them
- Fry bacon and onion, add flour, then make a sauce with cooking liquid and cream
- Stir in the beans and savory
- Slice the pork and serve with the beans and boiled potatoes
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