Quebec pork chuck roast with stewed onions and honey

QUEBEC PORK CHUCK ROAST WITH STEWED ONIONS AND HONEY

Portions : 4 to 6 - Preparation time : 15 minutes - Cooking time : 7 hours

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) Québec chuck roast
• 60 ml (4 tablespoons) fat of your choice (butter, oil or Mycryo cocoa butter)
• 24 chipollini onions or 8 small yellow onions
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) cornstarch, diluted in a little water
• 500 ml (2 cups) button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 thyme sprigs, leaves removed
• 1 lemon, peeled and halved
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) honey
• 1l (4 cups) vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. In a frying pan, over high heat, brown the pork chops coated with Mycryo butter, or in the fat of your choice. Sear for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Then transfer the meat to a slow cooker.
2. Add onions, garlic, thyme, lemon, honey, vegetable stock, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
3. Add the cornstarch and mushrooms to the slow cooker and cook for a further 1 hour.
4. During cooking, check that there's still some liquid left. Check the seasoning and reduce the sauce if necessary.
5. Serve this chuck roast with mashed potatoes.