Creamy Pork & Cannellini Bean Stew with Black Garlic

Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

1 chicken stock cube (use half) (Celery)

(sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar (Sulphites)

(Aged Balsamic Vinegar (Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar), Xanthan Gum)
2 shallot
230g cannellini beans

(cannellini beans, water, salt)
5g dried porcini mushrooms
300g free-range pork strips
110g baby tomatoes
40g rocket
4 black garlic cloves
1 handful of fresh chives

Allergens

Contains: Sulphites

May Contain: Celery

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	104Kcal	477Kcal
	435kJ	1995kJ
Fat	4.7g	21g
of which saturates	0.9g	4.4g
Carbohydrates	5g	23g
of which sugars	1.9g	8.5g
Protein	9.6g	44g
Salt	0.52g	2.4g
Fibre	2.4g	11g

Ingredients

40g rocket (use half)
4 black garlic cloves (use half)
110g baby tomatoes (use half)
230g cannellini beans (use half)

(cannellini beans, water, salt)
5g dried porcini mushrooms (use half)
1 x 150g free-range pork strips
1 chicken stock cube (use a quarter) (Celery)

(sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
1 handful of fresh chives (use half)
1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar (use half) (Sulphites)

(Aged Balsamic Vinegar (Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar), Xanthan Gum)
2 shallot

Allergens

Contains: Sulphites

May Contain: Celery

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	84Kcal	448Kcal
	351kJ	1873kJ
Fat	3.1g	17g
of which saturates	0.7g	3.7g
Carbohydrates	5g	26g
of which sugars	2.1g	11g
Protein	8.5g	45g
Salt	0.45g	2.4g
Fibre	2.3g	12g

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Prep in 10 High protein 1/3 daily fibre 5 plants Low sat fat

Creamy Pork & Cannellini Bean Stew with Black Garlic

Prep time: 0 mins

Total time: 25 mins

Cuisine: British

Food group: Pork

Pork and beans have never looked – or tasted – better. Simmer cannellini beans and free-range British pork strips with tomatoes, umami porcini and black garlic. Garnish with peppery rocket, fresh-cut chives and a drizzle of tangy balsamic vinegar. It's a bowlful of comfort.

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Boil a kettle. Heat a medium frying pan with 2 tbsp oil on high heat. Add the pork and cook for 1-2 mins, until golden brown. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Dissolve half the stock cube in a jug with 300ml hot water (150ml for 1 person), add the dried porcini and leave to infuse.
Finely dice the shallots. Reheat the pan to medium heat. Add the shallots and whole tomatoes, and cook for 8-10 mins, until softened.
Drain and rinse the beans. Mash the tomatoes slightly with a wooden spoon, then add the beans. Cook for 1 min, then pour in the stock and porcini. Return the pork to the pan. Simmer for 4-5 mins, until the pork is cooked through.
Finely chop the chives. Use the flat of a knife to mash the garlic into a paste. Add the garlic, half the chives and three-quarters of the rocket to the beans just before serving. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
Serve in bowls garnished with the remaining rocket and chives. Drizzle over the vinegar.