By Eduardo − On Monday, February 15, 2016, 6 years ago in
Pork Recipes
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How to make the popular traditional dish, Portuguese pork and clams (carne de porco a Alentejana).
| Preparation time | 2 h |
| Cooking Time | 30 min |
| Ready In | 2 h 30 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs of pork loin4 cloves of garlic1 cup of white wine1/2 cup of lard or vegetable shortening1 1/4 lbs of clams1 sprig of coriander2 bay leaves1 lemonSalt and pepper (to taste)
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Directions
- Cut the pork into cubes, mix it with the crushed garlic, bay leaves, salt and pepper and white wine.
- Let this marinate for about 2 hours.
- Put the clams in salted water for 1 hour to lose the sand, wash them thoroughly.
- Place the lard or vegetable shortening in a frying pan and when hot, add the drained meat and fry, stirring occasionally, until bown, than add the liquid from the marinade and simmer about 5 minutes and add the clams.
- When the clams are open, remove from the heat and add the chopped coriander.
- Serve with Portuguese fries and salad to taste.
Recipe & Photo Credit: receitasdeportugal.com
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Anne Guedes
This is my fav dish .. I have cooked it several times and it’s always good. Thanks again
3 months ago, Saturday, October 29, 2022