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Alcatra




Source of Recipe


the web


Recipe Introduction


Alcatra is a dish from the island of Terceira in the Azores. It is cooked and served in a terra cotta pot.


List of Ingredients




3 lbs. or more chuck roast
1 glass red wine
1 glass water
1 medium onion, sliced
1 small piece of salt pork
10 whole allspice
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic

Recipe



Put the salt pork in the bottom of a clay pot. Add the meat, onion, garlic, salt and pepper and allspice. Cover the meat with the water and the wine. Bake in the oven at 250F for 8 to 10 hours, covered, until the meat is very tender. You can freeze left over alcatra for 2 or more months.

Serves 4 to 6