Carne de Porco à Alentejana

Name: Carne de Porco à Alentejana
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 600g pork loin, cubed; 500g clams, scrubbed; 200ml white wine; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tbsp lard or oil; fresh coriander to serve; lemon wedges to serve

A Portuguese surf-and-turf of cubed pork and clams with paprika, garlic and white wine — a beloved Alentejo combination.

Total time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Portuguese

Ingredients

600gpork loin, cubed

500gclams, scrubbed

200mlwhite wine

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tsppaprika

1 tbsplard or oil

fresh corianderto serve

lemon wedgesto serve

Instructions

Marinate pork in wine, garlic and paprika for 2+ hours.

Brown pork over high heat in lard, keeping it slightly pink. Remove.

Add clams to the pan with the marinade. Cover, cook 5 minutes until clams open.

Return pork to pan. Toss everything together.

Serve with coriander and lemon wedges, alongside fried potato cubes.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

263

Protein

32.3g

Fat

5.9g

Carbs

9.3g

Fiber

0.5g

Sodium

755mg

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