https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/pork-to-alentejo-portuguese-recipe • Posted by Catarina Arraes
This is a very easy and tipical recipe from Portugal. There are many different ways to do this but were I live we have some nice fresh clams so I'm doing the Pork to Alentejo way. If you don't have clams you can do it the same without them, and then you'll call it Pork to Portuguese, it's just like that :) If there's a place I would like to eat it'd be in Japan, to know how real japanese Sushi and Sashimi tastes like <3
This is a very easy and tipical recipe from Portugal. There are many different ways to do this but were I live we have some nice fresh clams so I'm doing the Pork to Alentejo way. If you don't have clams you can do it the same without them, and then you'll call it Pork to Portuguese, it's just like that :) If there's a place I would like to eat it'd be in Japan, to know how real japanese Sushi and Sashimi tastes like <3
Before we cook the pork, I season it with Red Pepper, Garlic Powder and Salt. Mixed well and lftt it rest. P.S:. a) if you don't have garlic powder you can always put 2 smashed garlic cloves in the pan in the next step. b) if you don't like your food salty don't put much, the chorizo will do that latter on.
In a pan, we put Olive Oil until it covers all the bottom of the pan. Put the Pork and leave it in medium for 10 minutes.
Wile the meat is cooking, we are going to peel and cut the potatoes into cubes. Put them into water with Salt so we don't have to salt them afterwards.
After the 10 minutes, put some chorizo (as much as you like) and the clams into the pork pan. 10 more minutes. P.S.: If you don't want to put clams that's okay, the only difference is that instead of Pork to Alentejo you'll call it Pork to Portuguese.
The clams are important. If you have the possibility, find some fresh clams, local even. The taste will be very different from the frozen and international ones.
Fry the potatoes until they get a golden look.
After the pork is cooked and the potatoes fried, we mix the two together. Put some Coriander on top. And tadaaa, your Pork to Alentejo is ready :D Serve with a big slice of homebread per person (and, if you are cooking for diner and want to be as tipical as a portuguese can be, a cup of red wine).