Vinho Dalhosportuguese White Wine Marinade Recipes

PORTUGUESE MARINATED PORK (TORRESMOS DE VINHA D'ALHOS)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add the garlic, pimento paste, lime juice, white wine, salt and hot sauce.
• Mix the wine mixture well to dissolve the salt.
• Cut the pork into large cubes.
• Place the pork pieces in a large freezer bag (with seal) and pour the garlic and wine mixture over the meat.
• Remove most of the air from the bag and seal.
• With the bag sealed, move the meat and marinade around until all the meat is well coated.
• Place the bag in the fridge overnight.
• Place a large deep frying pan on the stove and heat to medium high.
• Pour the meat and marinade into the hot pan.
• Distribute the meat evenly in the pan.
• The marinade will reach a slow simmer. Let the meat (turn pieces occasionally) cook uncovered until the garlic and wine mixture has reduced substantially. This will take about 30 minutes.
• Once there's only a little bit of marinade at the bottom, add the oil.
• Fry the pieces of meat in the oil and remaining marinade until the edges look seared but not burnt.
• Transfer the pieces of pork to a serving dish.
• Scrape the browned bits of meat and flavoured oil and add over the pork.

VINHO D'ALHOS.(PORTUGUESE WHITE WINE MARINADE

Steps:

• USING the back of handle of your knife or pestle,mash the garlic and grind in the peppercorns or crushed red pepper add bay leaf.
• STIR in the wine.TRANSFER to a bowl or shallow dish. ADD the remaining ingredients with the item Of meat, to be marinated. LET stand overnight chilling,hanging out in the refrigerator.
• ENJOY IT AND SHARE AND MAKE NEW MEMORIES.YOU can also double recipes if want to . Thanks MOM 1/7/2012

PORTUGUESE PORK WITH WINE AND GARLIC (CARNE DE VINHO E ALHOS)

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, debone and remove all of the rind from the meat,
• leaving the white fat, and discarding the rind. Cut into chunks.
• Combine the pork, wine, vinegar, garlic, marjoram and salt in a non-reactive bowl and marinate in the refrigerator for 5-6 days.
• Transfer the meat and a little of the marinade to a large non-reactive pot and simmer over low heat until meat is browned. Add enough more marinade to keep from drying out or burning.
• Transfer the meat to a platter.
• Moisten the slices of bread by dipping each side quickly into the hot marinade( add more, if nec.) and brown the bread in the marinade until sort of crispy.
• Arrange the bread on a serving platter, top with the meat.
• Serve hot.
• Can be re-heated in a frying pan for breakfast!

VINHA D'ALHOS

Steps:

• Marinate pork overnight in the refrigerator in vinegar, garlic, red pepper, bay leaf, salt, cloves, thyme and sage.
• (I've been known to"forget about it" for up to two days, and the recipe still works!) The next day, simmer pork in the marinade 20 minutes, then drain.
• Heat oil in skillet; add pork and saute slowly for another 10 to 15 minutes or until browned and pork is cooked through.
• Serve with rice.

WINE AND GARLIC PORK (PORTUGUESE VINA DOSH)

Steps:

• Whisk red wine vinegar, red wine, garlic, bay leaves, cloves, black pepper, salt, and thyme together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the pork, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 2 to 4 days, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain the pork, reserving 1/2 cup of marinade. Put pork and reserved marinade in a baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until the pork is completely warmed, about 20 minutes. Drain as much liquid from the pork as possible.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the pork to the skillet in batches to prevent crowding; cook and stir in hot oil until completely browned and no longer pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes.

PORTUGUESE VINHO D"ALHOS (WINE AND GARLIC MARINADE

Steps:

• 1. USING your chef knife (or any knife,smash the garlic cloves,and finely chopped. ADD all dry ingredients ,one at a time.
• 2. BLENDING well,Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil . RUB,RUB the meat with the spices mixture,and place in a nonreactive dish.
• 3. POUR the wine over the meat to partially or entirely cover it, depending on the recipe. MARINATE the meat, turning occasionally, for several hours.ITS best to marinade over night,in the refrigerator. VAVO'S LIDIA VINHO d'ALHOS1/7/2012