Braised Pork with Fuyu Persimmon

Ingredients

• ½ cup scallion greens
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 4 plum tomatoes (3/4 pounds total)
• 1 ½ pounds firm-ripe Fuyu persimmons
• white rice
• 2 ½ pounds boneless pork shoulder
• + 9 more ingredients
• • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 celery rib
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 cups water
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 onion
  • ¹/₈ teaspoon cayenne

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Pat pork dry with paper towels, then sprinkle with salt. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown pork in 3 batches, turning, about 5 minutes per batch, transfe...

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