Braised Pork with Veggie Mash

Steps

1. Prepare the night before or morning of cooking. Slice fennel into wedges and leek into rounds. Pat pork dry and place in a slow cooker/casserole dish with veggies, thyme, pork spices and 1 tsp salt. Set aside until ready to cook.
2. Cook in slow cooker Add 1 tsp chicken stock powder and 1 cup water to slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 9-10 hours or until tender. Meat will be tender and easy to pull apart when ready.
3. Cook in oven Preheat oven to 200°C. Add 2 tsp chicken stock powder and 2 cups water to casserole dish. Cover and bake for about 2 1/2 hours. Meat will be tender and easy to pull apart when ready.
4. Cook mash Peel and dice kumara, carrots and parsnip. Cook in a pot of salted water, with the lid on, for about 25 minutes or until tender. Drain and return to pot with butter and milk and mash until smooth. Season to taste.
5. To finish When pork is ready remove from sauce and set aside to rest. Season to taste. Roughly pull pork and fold back through sauce.
6. Serve mash in bowls and top with pork.