Medium
Christmas Noche Buena
Judd mat Gaardebounen - Luxembourgish Christmas Smoked Pork
Luxembourg's national Christmas dish - smoked pork collar with broad beans in cream sauce. This Benelux dish represents Luxembourgish heritage and Germanic-Romance fusion.
860
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
735 min
Prep Time
125 min
Cook Time
860 min
Total Time
Ingredients (12 items)
3.00 lbs
Smoked pork collar
2.00 lbs
Broad beans
fresh or frozen
3.00 lbs
Potatoes
for serving
2.00 large
Onions
chopped
0.50 lb
Bacon
diced
1.00 cup
Heavy cream
1.00 cup
White wine
Moselle
2.00 tsp
Savory
dried herb
2.00
Bay leaves
0.25 cup
Butter
0.25 cup
Parsley
chopped
1.00 tsp
Salt and pepper
each
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Soak pork collar in cold water overnight to reduce saltiness.
720 minutes
2
Place pork in pot with fresh water, bay leaves, savory. Simmer 90 minutes.
90 minutes
3
Cook broad beans separately in boiling water 20 minutes. Drain.
20 minutes
4
Fry bacon until crisp. Add onions, cook until soft.
10 minutes
5
Add beans to bacon mixture. Add wine, cook 5 minutes.
5 minutes
6
Add cream, butter, parsley. Simmer until thickened.
10 minutes
7
Slice pork collar. Serve with beans and boiled potatoes.
8
Pour bean cream sauce over everything.