Sausage "Risotto" - Carreteiro De Linguiça

Photo: Euclydes Antonio dos Santos Filho

Ingredients

1 smoked German style sausage ("mettwurst")

2 tablespoons pork fat (or vegetable oil)

1 cup diced onions

1 diced garlic

1 cup rice

3 cups vegetable or chicken stock

salt to taste

1 diced hard boiled egg

diced parsley

Preparation

Chop the sausages in small irregular cubes (around 0,5 cm). Add the sausage and fry it for another couple of minutes.

In a cast iron casserole lay 2 spoons of oil (originally pork fat – “banha”) and fry for a couple of minutes the diced onions and garlic.

Then, add the rice, fry it for one minute, pour the stock and salt to taste.

Now, leave the room! Resist the temptation of stirring the rice like in a traditional risotto. Let the low heat do its job. Leave the lid a bit open giving room to steam. Add water if needed.

When ready (rice al dente) remove from the heat, close the lid, and let the "carreteiro" rest for another couple of minutes. The cooking processes should take around 15-20 min. Remember, no stirring. The rice should be loose but moist.

Serve with the freshly chopped parsley or spring onions and hard boiled egg.