Vinho Dalhosportuguese White Wine Marinade Recipes

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 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!

MARINATED PORK (VINHO D'ALHOS) - ANA PATULEIA ORTINS

Steps:

• Place roast in a non-corrosive bowl (ceramic or glass). Mix the rest of the ingredients and pour over the roast. Add additional wine vinegar as needed to cover the meat.
• Cover tightly and marinate overnight or preferably 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
• COOK.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (if roasting) or 325 degrees F (if braising).
• TO ROAST: reserve the marinade and place the pork in a roasting pan and cook at 350 degrees F for about 2 hours at the most, until it reaches an internal temperature of 150 degrees F. Baste periodically with the marinade.
• TO BRAISE: place the roast and the marinade in a non-corrosive roasting pan. (This can be done as part of the overnight marinating, just covering with wrap.) Place pan in preheated 325-degree-F oven and baste periodically from the pan. This will take up to 2 hours 20 minutes; the roast is done once it reaches an internal temperature of 150 degrees F. The roast should be fork tender.
• OTHER - SLOW BRAISE: You can also braise at 300-degrees F for 3 1/2 hours.
• OTHER - CROCK POT: You can cook it in a large crock pot for 6-8 hours on LOW.
• OTHER - PRESSURE COOKER: Blot roast, reserve marinade. In a 6-quart or larger pressure cooker, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat, then brown the roast on all sides. Remove roast and set aside. Pour out excess fat and deglaze pan with minimum amount of reserved marinade required per your pressure cooker manual (1 cup for most pressure cookers), scraping up brown bits of meat. Place trivet in cooker, and set roast on top. If desired, toss in 3 sprigs of rosemary or thyme. Secure lid. On high heat, bring to 1st ring (LOW pressure, 8 psi), and adjust heat to stabilize at low pressure. From moment pressure was reached, cook 35-40 minutes. Remove from heat and let pressure release naturally. Test for doneness; meat needs to reach 150 degrees. If not done, close cooker and cook an additional 3-5 minutes. Remove herb sprigs, if used.
• REST.
• Tent roast and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Best served while still moist.