Rice And Pork Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean boneless pork
1 onion
1 1/4 pints meat stock
5 ounces long grain rice
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon flour
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 cooking apples
12 ounces frozen peas
3 tablespoons chopped chives (to garnish)

Preparation

Cut the pork into cubes no more than an inch square.
Finely chop the onion.
Heat the stock.
Wash and drain the rice.
Heat the oil in a large, heavy based saucepan.
Dust the pork in the flour, then brown the meat in the oil, add the onion.
and cook for a few minutes.
Season to taste, add the rice and hot stock, cover the pan and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
Peel, quarter and dice the apples and stir into the casserole with the peas. Re-cover the pan and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
Sprinkle with the chives.