Pork & Coconut Soup

Place flour in a small bowl with a large pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

Dredge pork in flour. Reserve 1/4 C flour.

Heat a soup pot with enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom.

Brown pork on all sides in two batches. Remove from the pot with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Add celery, crushed pepper flakes, smoked paprika, bell pepper, poblano, and shallots. Saute on high heat for 1 minute, then reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.

Add butter. When butter is melted, add flour. Stir to coat. Cook 2 minutes.

Add chicken stock, pork, chickpeas, cream of coconut, creamed garlic, and rice.

Cook for 30 minutes uncovered on medium-low heat

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