International Recipes
Portuguese Pork with Lemon
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless pork shoulder
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives
Instructions
- Trim fat from pork; cut pork into 3/4-inch cubes. Toss pork, garlic, lemon juice,
1 tablespoon oil, the salt, cumin and red pepper in non-reactive bowl. Cover and
refrigerate, stirring occasionally, at least 8 hours.
- Remove pork from marinade; reserve any remaining marinade. Heat 1 tablespoon
oil in skillet until hot. Cook and stir pork in oil over medium heat until liquid
has evaporate and pork is brown, about 25 minutes; drain.
- Add water and reserved
marinade. Cover and simmer until pork is tender, about 30 minutes, adding water
if necessary.
- Stir in olives.
- Serve with hot cooked rice.