Luxembourg Judd mat Gaardebounen
Smoked pork collar poached until tender and served with broad beans in a creamy sauce and boiled potatoes, in 1 hour 45 minutes.
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Think of a ham hock with parsley sauce, but built on smoked pork collar and broad beans, and you have the idea. Judd mat gaardebounen is the dish most often given as the national plate of Luxembourg, and it is plain, salty and comforting.
The meat does the work. A smoked collar is salty, so soak it in cold water for an hour if the label says it is heavily cured, then poach it gently with an onion, a carrot and a bay leaf. Keep the water below a simmer, because a hard boil toughens the meat and clouds the stock. It is ready when a knife slides in without any push.
The beans are cooked separately in a little of that stock, then folded into a sauce of butter, flour, cream and parsley. Use podded broad beans, fresh or frozen, and peel the grey skins off the large ones if they are leathery. Slice the pork thickly and serve it on the beans with plain boiled potatoes. Season the sauce last, as the stock is already salty.
Luxembourg Judd mat Gaardebounen: Step by Step
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Cover the pork with cold water in a large pan, add the onion, carrot and bay leaf and bring to just below a simmer. Cook gently for 75 minutes, turning once.
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Boil the potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes until tender and keep them warm.
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Lift 400 ml of the pork stock into a small pan, add the beans and cook for 8 minutes until tender.
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Melt the butter in another pan, stir in the flour for 1 minute, then add 300 ml of the bean stock a little at a time, stirring, until smooth.
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Stir in the cream and parsley, fold in the beans and warm through for 2 minutes. Season.
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Slice the pork thickly and serve on the beans with the potatoes.
A Few Pointers
- Keep the pork below a simmer so it stays tender.
- If the collar is very salty, soak it in cold water first.
- Peel large broad beans if the skins are tough.
Changing the Recipe
- In a sauce, full-fat crème fraîche can usually take the place of the double cream; single cream is thinner and more likely to split if it boils, so keep it below a simmer.
Serve It With
Boiled potatoes · Mustard · Pickled gherkins · Crusty bread
Storage
Keeps for 3 days in the fridge. Reheat gently so the sauce does not split.
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