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Rustic Milk-Braised Pork with Potatoes
Serves 3–4
Comforting, savory, and surprisingly light for a creamy-style dish.
Ingredients
Pork
1½–2 lb pork butt, cut into 1½–2 inch pieces
Salt
Black pepper
1–2 tbsp oil if needed
Aromatics
1 medium onion, sliced into thick half-moons
2–4 garlic cloves, smashed or roughly chopped
Braise
2–3 cups whole milk
Optional:
1 tsp mustard
½ tsp dried thyme or sage
pinch of nutmeg
bay leaf
Potatoes
1–1½ lb small potatoes
Olive oil or butter
Salt & pepper
Instructions
1. Prep the potatoes
Heat oven to 425°F.
Halve small potatoes and toss with:
olive oil
salt
pepper
Roast 30–40 minutes until browned and crispy.
2. Brown the pork
Pat pork dry and season well with salt and black pepper.
Heat a heavy skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Brown pork in batches until deeply golden on multiple sides.
Do not overcrowd the pan.
Transfer browned pork to a plate.
3. Cook onions and garlic
Lower heat to medium.
Add onions to the pot and cook 5–7 minutes until softened.
Add garlic and cook about 30 seconds.
If using mustard, herbs, bay leaf, or nutmeg, add now.
4. Braise in milk
Return pork to the pot.
Pour in enough whole milk to come about halfway up the meat (usually 2–3 cups).
Bring to a very gentle simmer.
Partially cover and cook 45–75 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Important:
The milk will separate and look curdled. This is normal.
The sauce is done when:
pork is fork-tender
milk solids are tan/golden
sauce smells savory and caramelized
If sauce reduces too much before pork softens, add a splash more milk or water.
5. Serve
Serve pork and sauce over:
crispy potatoes
rice
or buttered noodles
Finish with extra black pepper.
Optional side:
green beans
peas
sautéed cabbage
cucumber salad
vinegar-based slaw
Notes
Whole milk works best.
Lower heat = smoother sauce.
Pork butt is ideal because the fat balances the milk naturally.
Leftovers reheat very well.
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