Portuguese pork with clams

Another Portuguese dish! But I make no apologies because it's awesome. The sweet saltiness of the pork and clams and the sweet acidity of the tomatoes works brilliantly. The recipe is an Anthony Worrall Thompson effort from the BBC site and I think it's pretty much perfect. Find it here. Instead of rice I made crunchy little sauteed potatoes and served with plenty of fresh herbs. Filipa reckons it's the best Portuguese dish I've ever made so it must be alright. 

I believe pork with clams is a signature dish of the Alentejano region of Portugal which also just happens to produce some great red wines. Fate! This is a 2010 Terra D'Alter from the region and it's a beauty.  The surf isn't bad either in this south central region of the country. What more could you want...