April 07, 2009
I’m a bean kinda girl. Refried, stewed, pork and beans, I love ‘em all. I had feijoada the other night, and I will shamefully admit it was only the ...
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Feijoada is a stew of beans with beef and pork meats, which is a typical Portuguese dish, also typical in Brazil, Angola and other former Portuguese colonies. In Brazil, feijoada is considered the national dish, which was brought to South America by the Portuguese, based in ancient Feijoada recipes from the Portuguese regions of Beira, Estremadura and Trás-os-Montes. , ''"Portanto, o mais provável é creditar as origens da feijoada a partir de influências européias. Alguns crêem que sua origem tem a ver com receitas portuguesas, das regiões da Estremadura, das Beiras e de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, que misturam feijão de vários tipos - menos feijão preto (de origem americana) - lingüiças, orelhas e pé de porco".'' The name comes from ''feijão'', Portuguese for "beans", and is pronounced , , or .
Yield: 12 servings
[edit] Ingredients
4 |
cups dried black beans, soaked overnight |
3 |
|
1 |
cup hot cooked rice |
1 |
cup hot cooked rice |
1 |
green cabbage, simmered with onions, green squash or collards |
4 |
oranges, peeled and sliced |
4 |
lg. sweet onions, thinly sliced |
2 |
lg. tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped |
1 |
|
2 |
clove garlic, minced |
1 |
pound dried beef, soaked overnight |
½ |
|
4 |
scallions, minced |
6 |
sprigs parsley, minced |
1 |
cup broth from jeijoada |
Salt and cayenne pepper |
|
1 |
smoked tongue, soaked 5 to 6 hours. |
½ |
pound chorizos or hot Italian sausage |
½ |
pound salt pork |
2 |
lg. onions, chopped |
2 |
|
1 |
|
¼ |
cup sausage meat |
[edit] Preparation
Step 1 |
Drain beans. Place in saucepan with water to cover. Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes. |
Step 2 |
Drain soaked meats. Place tongue and dried beef in fresh water. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse. Replace in the pot with warm water and simmer gently for 1 hour. |
Step 3 |
Add chorizos, pricked all over with a fork, and salt pork. Simmer for 10 minutes. Drain and cool slightly. Remove skin from the tongue and slice or cube the meat. |
Step 4 |
Heat 2 tablespoons butter and brown the tongue. Add to the beans. Add thinly sliced chorizos, salt pork and dried beef to the beans. Cover, simmer for 2 hours. |
Step 5 |
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter and saute onions and garlic. Add 1 cup very soft beans, sausage meat, chili peppers or cayenne pepper. Mash and stir for 10 minutes. Return half the mixture to bean pot, simmer 30 minutes longer. |
Step 6 |
To make the sauce, put the first 3 sauce ingredients through the blender. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and season with salt and cayenne to taste. Sauce should be peppery. Makes about 3 cups. |
Step 7 |
Arrange the sliced meat attractively on a large platter. Pour remaining black beans and sausage sauce mix over meat. Serve the beans, the rice and the vegetables separately. Have sliced oranges, sliced onions, feijoada sauce and toasted manioc flour or farina as condiments. |
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A traditional Brazilian dish.
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Alisa
This looks delicious! How is the Feijoada from Portugal different from the one from Brazil?