By Edu Costa − On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, 6 years ago in Pork Recipes
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Portuguese Fried Pork Recipe

Portuguese Fried Pork Recipe

This Portuguese fried pork (rojões de porco à portuguesa) recipe with wine is delicious and easy to make.

Preparation time2 h 10 min
Cooking Time 45 min
Ready In2 h 55 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds of pork, cut into cubes5 cloves of garlic3/4 cup of white wine2 tablespoons of olive oil2 tablespoons of lard or vegetable shortening2 tablespoons of pimento paste1 sprig of parsley2 bay leavesPickles (to taste)Olives (to taste)Salt and pepper (to taste)
1 1/2 pounds of pork, cut into cubes5 cloves of garlic3/4 cup of white wine2 tablespoons of olive oil2 tablespoons of lard or vegetable shortening2 tablespoons of pimento paste1 sprig of parsley2 bay leavesPickles (to taste)Olives (to taste)Salt and pepper (to taste)
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Directions

  1. Place the pork loin in a bowl, season with the olive oil, the white wine, the pimento paste, the bay leaves and the cloves of garlic.
  2. Mix well, cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  3. Heat the lard or vegetable shortening in a pot, add the meat (well drained) and cook on medium high heat for about 10 minutes.
  4. Reduce the heat, add the marinade, adjust the salt, season with a pinch of pepper, cover and cook for about 35 minutes or until the sauce is well seasoned and the meat is tender (if necessary, add a little warm water to ensure that you will have some sauce).
  5. Remove from the heat and serve decorated with pickles, olives and accompanied with cubed fries and sprinkle with chopped parsley.


Odette OConnor
Odette OConnor
Love PORTUGUSE FOOD
6 months ago, Sunday, May 7, 2023
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Madeline Simmons
Madeline Simmons
bon dia,if u had salted cod in your fridge what recipe out of all your favs would u make w/it,,,I'm curious..,it's like u want to make them all but u must have a fav..,thank u both for all your sharing...Magdalena 😀
1 year ago, Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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Bernie
Bernie
What kind of white wine do you use.
1 year ago, Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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Edu Costa
Sauvignon Blanc is considered to be one of the best white wines for cooking, but we just use whatever we have to be honest.
1 year ago, Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Tracey
Tracey
What kind of olives? Green or black or Kalamata? What kind of pickles - sweet or dill?
2 years ago, Sunday, August 22, 2021
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