Braised pork loin for a feijoada

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Pork loin (10\" cut), about 4 lbs.
1Lemon
1Clove garlic
Tabasco sauce
Salt
¼cupShortening
1Bay leaf

Directions

Have the butcher bone the loin & reserve the bone rack. Rub the meat with lemon juice, garlic, Tabasco sauce & salt. Brown the loin in the shortening, turning to brown on all sides. Replace meat in bone rack & stand in a Dutch oven. Add the bay leaf & a little water to the pot, cover & braise until tender, or about 1¼ hours.