Portuguese Stew – my own little twist

This is something I have never made before.  I had some leftovers in the fridge that needed to be used up.  1 pork tenderloin, some partially cooked bacon pieces and some chopped clams, I took the sausage out of the freezer.  Here it goes…

• 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 6 slices bacon, cut (by scissors) into 1/4-inch pieces (scissors) (remove 1/2 of grease)
• 1 small/medium chopped yellow onion
• 1 celery stick
• 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped (okay I used 4 cloves of garlic)
• 2 large hot sausage link – removed from casing
• 1 pork tenderloin (3/4 lb), cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1/2-3/4 cup clam juice
• 1 cube chicken bouillon
• 1 lb chopped clams
• 7-8 new potatoes cut into quarters (I used red and golden)
• 3/4 tsp red pepper
• 1/4 cup knob creek whiskey
• salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in a large skillet, add bacon and cook until done.   Add onion, garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.  Add sausage and pork and cook until done about 5-7 minutes (add whiskey), when meat is cooked and whiskey has evaporated a little, add paprika, red pepper and salt & pepper, stir thoroughly.  Add clams,  juice and potatoes,  and cook until potatoes are tender.  Add about 1 1/2 tbsp of a rue to thicken.  (Rue is 1 tbsp butter and 1-2 tbsp of flour stirred and melted together until smooth).  Serve it into a bowl and eat!  Hope you enjoy my version, it’s what I had on the boat and so it is what I cooked!

I wish I had some bread, cause it’s yummmyyyy!!!

Hope you enjoy it!