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Byline: WITH THIS MORNING TV CHEF PHIL VICKERY

PORK HOTPOT

WITH BLACK PUDDING AND CRANBERRIES

This is VERY different from traditional winter hotpots! Pork replaces lamb, squash replaces turnips and black pudding gives a peppery bite to contrast with the sweetness of cranberries.

Preparation time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: About 1 hour 45 minutes.

SERVES 4

4 pork chops, all fat and skin removed

1 large carrot, peeled and chopped

2 large cloves of garlic, crushed

115g (412oz) black pudding

115g fresh cranberries (or 75g dried)

300g (11oz) diced butternut squash, no skin …