Cataplana

Cataplana is a steam-braised seafood and pork stew cooked in the domed copper vessel that gives it its name, typically clams, white fish, and chourico together with tomato, peppers, onion, and white wine. The combination of seafood and smoked pork in a single preparation is the structural challenge: the wine must work with both without letting either dominate. Oaked wines are eliminated by the seafood; delicate whites are overwhelmed by the chourico.