Saturday Recipes

Saturdays do come by very quickly these days. This one is special because my old man is 82 today. As you know, we always have something a bit special on Saturdays and this time it's something tried and true. I am making a Portuguese Pork Casserole and accompanying it with Potato Purée made with Goat Cheese and Cream and the Stir Fried Bok Choy recipe I posted the other day. I am then following  with Chocolate Lava cakes and cream. This will be accompanied by a Portuguese wine we thought we would try. Hope we like it!!

This recipe is my adaptation of several.

Portuguese Pork Stew With Cumin (My version)

I also added carrots to cook with the rest and served with bow tie pasta.

2 lbs boneless pork (cubed )
2 tsp cumin
8 oz crimini mushrooms, sliced
3 garlic cloves (finely chopped )
rosemary (to taste)
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper (to taste )
1/3 cup dry white wine (or more if required)
4 tsp lemon juice
2 Tbs olive oil
1 large onion (finely chopped )
10 large pitted black olives
lemon wedge (for garnish)

1. Marinate pork in mixture of cumin, garlic, bayleaf, salt, pepper, wine and lemon juice and rosemary

2. Marinate for 6 hours.

3. Remove pork from marinade and reserve liquid.

4. Sauté onion and garlic in oil, add pork and sauté until browned. Add mushrooms.

5. Add marinade and bring to a simmer.

6. Simmer 30 minutes add wine, water or stock if necessary to keep it moist. Scatter with olives and serve with lemon wedges.

Servings: 4

And if you want it, here is the Potato Purée. I do not like mashed potato very much but I love this.

Goat Cheese Potato Purée

1 1/4 cup heavy cream
6 oz soft goat cheese
6 potatoes, cooked, peeled and diced
4 Tbs unsalted butter, softened
Salt and freshly ground pepper

1. Place goat cheese in a small food processor with 1/4 cup of the heavy cream and process until smooth. Mash potatoes in a large bowl. Mix in the butter and 1 cup of the heavy cream. Fold in the goat cheese mixture and season with salt and pepper to taste

Servings: 8 (maybe)

Source
Source: Bobbie Flay

Have a great weekend.