Comments on: Easy Provençal Pork Stew (French Pork Stew with Tomatoes, Peppers & Herbs)

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:36:41 +0000

In reply to Joey.

Thank you so much, Joey! We should always trust the recipes from Provence to be suitable in any type of climate – they know the sun well 🙂

And I agree… Redoing the recipe when your fresh tomatoes come in is a perfect excuse. It’s such a satisfying dish, which really could only be made better with fresh tomatoes. And honestly, I’m not sure your “mistake” of adding too much wine was a detriment at all. Perhaps the contrary 🙂

By: Joey

Joey — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:01:22 +0000

Another fantastic dish. We had a good portion of pork shoulder left over and this recipe was very timely. We found the dish very satisfying and the left overs for the next day’s lunch made for a very fulfilling lunch for a days work. Though for the lunch not much of the pork remained since it had gone missing do to the evening forging for satisfying bites of the tender meat. I did not have fresh tomatoes so canned had to be used. We should be getting fresh tomatoes in our garden soon, so this recipe will be repeated again but with fresh tomatoes of course. I also made a mistake on my conversion of ml to oz and doubled the amount of white wine. I just omitted some of the water to be added. I was thinking that this stew might not be a good choice for a summer’s meal but since I live in a cool coastal climate it was perfect. Even if we lived in a warmer climate I do believe that this recipe would be just fine since it was so satisfying. We followed the meal up with the recent Strawberry Basil Galette which was pleasant. Keep up the great work as I always look forward to the new recipes published. Thank you!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:21:59 +0000

In reply to Roxanne Koren Yanishewski.

So glad you enjoyed it, Roxanne! Just a little tip (even though there’s absolutely NOTHING wrong with what you did), pork fat tends to melt away when cooked for a longer period. Of course, not all of it, but you can get away with a light trimming I think – or just stick to what you know you’ll enjoy!

Appreciate the review and hope you’ll enjoy it just as much with some guests 🙂

By: Roxanne Koren Yanishewski

Roxanne Koren Yanishewski — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:52:23 +0000

Excellent stew. We found the flavours were very well balanced between the tomato, sweet peppers, alliums, herbs, and pork. I quartered the olives into slivers so we had just hints of them. Because we are not used to eating animal fat, I painstakingly removed the fat from the pork so it did not distract us and added a bit more extra virgin olive oil to carry the flavour. Otherwise, it was very easy to prepare and will definitely be served to guests and on our regular rotation. Thank you, Audrey!!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 19 May 2026 05:28:07 +0000

In reply to Deb W.. Nailed it, Deb! The dish screams summer with its colors and brightness from the peppers and olives, but still brings all that comfort you want with the slow cooked pork. I must admit, I do love a traditional pulled pork from time to time, but give me a dish like this any time!

By: Deb W.

Deb W. — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:50:55 +0000

The pork shoulder added wonderful flavor to this stew. I was a little leery of adding 4 bell peppers (went with red, yellow, orange and green) because of the potential gas and bloating, but there was none of that when simmered for 55-70 minutes. And they maintained their beautiful, bright colors! The addition of green olives brought all the flavors to another level. I would not change a thing. Who knew there are other ways to use a pork shoulder besides making pulled pork?

By: Audrey

Audrey — Thu, 07 May 2026 05:21:18 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Amazing! Thank you so much for reviewing and sharing the recipe as well. Much appreciated. Please enjoy each bite :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:01:52 +0000

In reply to Audrey. The meat is like butter, so tender. It's really delicious and has such an original flavour. A friend was visiting and I had him taste a spoonful. He asked for the recipe and rushed out to get all the ingredients! We really love it. Husband adds the olives on his! I'll be thanking you for every bite.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 04 May 2026 05:10:53 +0000

In reply to CHERYLL. Amazing, Cheryll! No doubt the oven roasted peppers would've added even another layer of flavor to an already falvorful dish. So glad you both enjoyed it, and congrats on rave reviews :)

By: CHERYLL

CHERYLL — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:45:33 +0000

This is the most flavorful stew I’ve ever eaten! My husband is still raving about it. I happened to have oven roasted bell peppers on hand, so I added them instead of fresh and they added one more nuanced flavor.