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Jun. 27th, 2022 07:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerThis week's Resolution Recipe: Bifana Pork.
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp garlic (Ha! I used... more.)
1/2 cup white wine
1 1/2 lbs boneless pork butt, sliced 1/8" thick
2 Tbsp lard
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup chicken stock (I used house-made)
2 tsp Piri Piri, or other chili sauce
2 bay leaves
Crush the garlic with the salt and mix with the wine. Marinate the pork in this mixture for 1 hour. Heat a large frying pan and add the lard and oil. Add the stock, piri piri, bay leaves, and any remaining marinade. Bring to a simmer and add pork. Cover and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
What worked: It was pretty good. Not spectacular, but decent.
What didn't: This recipe missed a crucial part - bifanas are Portuguese street food sandwiches with this pork. The sauce is ladled on the bun or used as a dip. We had it plain and it would be better as a sandwich.
Will I make it again? Maybe, but it won't be top of mind.
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp garlic (Ha! I used... more.)
1/2 cup white wine
1 1/2 lbs boneless pork butt, sliced 1/8" thick
2 Tbsp lard
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup chicken stock (I used house-made)
2 tsp Piri Piri, or other chili sauce
2 bay leaves
Crush the garlic with the salt and mix with the wine. Marinate the pork in this mixture for 1 hour. Heat a large frying pan and add the lard and oil. Add the stock, piri piri, bay leaves, and any remaining marinade. Bring to a simmer and add pork. Cover and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
What worked: It was pretty good. Not spectacular, but decent.
What didn't: This recipe missed a crucial part - bifanas are Portuguese street food sandwiches with this pork. The sauce is ladled on the bun or used as a dip. We had it plain and it would be better as a sandwich.
Will I make it again? Maybe, but it won't be top of mind.
