Pork Stew with Mustard and Pears

Ingredients

• 1 lb 454 g Quebec pork, in stewing cubes (shoulder)
• 3 leeks, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 carrots, cut into bite-size pieced
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml canola oil
• 1 1/2 cups 325 ml chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml old-style (coarse-grained) mustard
• 1/2 cup 125 ml country-style cream (15%)
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml corn meal
• 2 pears, unpeeled, cored and cubed
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml fresh tarragon, chopped, or 15 ml (1 tbsp.) dried
• Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste