panama red stew

Ingredients For panama red stew

• 3 oz

  bacon, cut into 1/4- by 1-inch strips
• 1 1/2 lb

  pork shoulder or sirloin, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 1/4 c

  flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 c

  chopped onion
• 1/2 c

  diced green pepper, small cubes
• 1/2 c

  chopped celery stalk
• 1 Tbsp

  vegetable oil
• 1 c

  red bordeaux wine
• 28 oz

  italian plum tomatoes, with juice
• 2

  garlic cloves, minced
• 1

  bay leaf
• 1 Tbsp

  tomato paste (heaping)
• 1/2 tsp

  dried oregano
• 1/2 c

  pitted, quartered black olives, such as kalamata
• ground red pepper, to taste
• 1/2 lb

  mushrooms, quartered, sauteed in 2 tablespoons butter
• salt, to taste