Portuguese Pork Ragout With Sweet Peppers Recipes

PORTUGUESE PORK RAGOUT WITH SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Trim the pork tenderloins of excess fat and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil over medium heat.
• When hot, add the shallot, garlic and bell peppers.
• Sauté 10 minutes, until very soft.
• Remove from the pan.
• Put the remaining teaspoon oil in the pan and heat.
• Add the pork and brown.
• Stir in the paprika, ground cumin, cumin seeds and salt; stir 1 minute.
• Put the shallot, garlic and peppers back into the pan.
• Add the broth, wine and lemon slices.
• Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes, or until the pork is cooked through and tender; stir occasionally.
• Remove the lemon slices.
• Add fresh lemon juice, pepper, cilantro and almonds if using.
• Serve the ragout with rice or egg noodles.

SLOW-COOKED SPICY PORTUGUESE CACOILA

Steps:

• Place pork in a large bowl; add wine, garlic and seasonings. Turn to coat; cover and refrigerate overnight., Transfer pork mixture to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker; add onion and water. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. , Skim fat. Remove bay leaves. Shred meat with 2 forks. If desired, serve with a slotted spoon on bolillos.

PORTUGUESE PORK WITH RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• With a large mortar and pestle, mash the garlic, coarse salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and peppercorns into a fine paste. Transfer to a large bowl.
• With a mallet, flatten the pork medallions to 1/4 inch thick. Place in the bowl with the garlic mixture, tossing to coat. Cover, and marinate 2 to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in the pork and remaining garlic mixture. Quickly brown pork about 1 minute on each side. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Place red peppers into the skillet, and saute 2 to 5 minutes, until tender but firm. Pour white wine into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits. Reduce heat to low, return pork to skillet, and continue cooking 10 to 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).
• Slice 1 1/2 lemons into thin rounds. Transfer the pork and pepper mixture to a serving platter. Squeeze juice of remaining 1/2 lemon over the pork and peppers, and garnish with the lemon rounds.

MARINATED PORK LOIN WITH SWEET RED PEPPERS (LOMBO DE PORCO COM P

Steps:

• With a mortar and pestle of the back of a large heavy spoon mash the garlic, salt and pepper together to a smooth paste. Lightly spread the pork slices with the paste, place them in a bowl and toss with a spoon. Cover tightly and marinate in the refrigerator for 6 hours, turning the pork about in the bowl from time to time.
• In a heavy 10-12-inch skillet, melt the lard (or heat olive oil) over high heat. Brown the pok in the hot fat (in 2-3 batches if necessary), turning the slices with tongs and regulating the heat so taht the slices colour quickly and evenly on both sides without burning. As they brown, transfer them to a plate.
• Add the sweet red peppers to the fat remaining in the pan and, stirring frequently, cook them for about 5 minutes, or until they are well coated with the fat but not brown. Transfer the pepper to the plate with the meat.
• Pour off all but a thing film of fat from the skillet and add the wine and stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, scrapping from the pan any brown particles.
• Return pork and sweet peppers to the skillet, cover tightly, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for about 20-25 minutes, or until pork is tender and shown no resistence when pierced with a small sharp knife.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer pork and peppers to a deep heated platter. Bring remaining liquid to a boil over high heat, stirring constantely until lightly thickened.
• Taste for seasoning, then pour sauce over the meat. Serve garnished with lemon wedges.