Celebrating SA National Shiraz Day today (21 August) and 7 days / ways with Shiraz (21 – 27 August) with Leopard’s Leap and Shiraz South Africa, I’ve created this Pork Afelia recipe.

Pork Afelia is a traditional and popular Cypriot dish. It combines pork, red wine, and coriander. It is easy, cost-effective and delicious. We promise it will soon be a go-to weeknight dinner.

As with any recipe, there are many variations. My take on the Pork Afelia includes cooking the meat in red wine instead of marinating it in the wine. I also add beef stock which might not be very traditional, but adds a whole lot of flavour. For my recipe I use the beautifully balanced Shiraz from Leopard’s Leap. This dish is hearty and satisfying!

Serve with fluffy rice and enjoy with a glass of Leopard’s Leap Shiraz.

Always drink responsibly/ Not for persons under the age of 18.

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Pork Afelia

Author: Natasha Marais

A traditional and popular Cypriot dish, it combines pork, red wine, and coriander.

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Servings 2

Ingredients

500 g deboned Pork neck diced
3 tbsp olive oil
salt & black pepper
1 onion diced
2 tbsp coriander seeds
5 cloves garlic chopped
3 bay leaves
500 ml Leopard's Leap Shiraz
1 tbsp brown sugar
1½ cups beef stock

Instructions

Over high heat, fry the pork in theolive oil. Do in 2 batches to ensure the pan is not overcrowded and you end up steamingthe meat. Season with salt and cracked black pepper.
Once meat is brown on all sides, remove and set aside. To the same pot /pan, add the onion and fry for a minute. Roughly grind the coriander seeds in apestle and mortar and add to the onions.
After a minute, add the garlic andbay leaves and cook for another minute before adding the meat back to the pot /pan.
Add the wine and sugar, then cookuncovered for about 30 minutes until all wine has reduced and the meat iscovered in a thick, sticky sauce.
Now add the beef stock and cook covered for an hour or until meat isdone to your likeness. If your sauce isn’t thick enough at this stage, justcook uncovered for a bit to allow it to reduce.
Serve with fluffy rice, garnishwith fresh coriander, and enjoy with a glass of Leopard’s Leap Shiraz.