Fillet Of Pork With Mussels Lomo De Porco Com Amijoas

Description

Adapted from dine around the world cookbook, this recipe features in the portuguese section and looks interesting. Posted for the zwt region: portugal.

Ingredients

• Pork Fillets
• White Pepper
• Salt
• Garlic Clove
• Lard
• Mussels
• Olive Oil
• Onions
• Tomatoes
• Red Pepper
• White Wine
• Flour
• Parsley
• Basil

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven at 220c
2. Brush pork with salt, pepper and the minced garlic
3. Heat the lard and add the pork fillet and cook for 40 minutes
4. Wash the mussels well
5. Heat olive oil in a large pot and saut the onions until golden
6. Add the tomatoes and pepper, stirring well and cooking until the tomatoes are well cooked and soft
7. Add the wine to the tomato mixture and and simmer for a further 10 minutes
8. Add the mussels and cook for another 10 minutes, covered
9. Once the mussels are open taken them out and remove them from the shells, reserving the sauce in which they were cooked
10. Add flour to the sauce and stir on low heat to thicken
11. Add parsley and basil and extra salt to taste
12. Take cooked fillet and cut into slices, top the slices with mussels and sauce and cook in the oven at 240c for a further 10 minutes
13. Delicious served hot with bread