Dobradinha
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 3:21pm

Ingredients




kg White beans, dried (lima beans)
kg Tripe, sliced (use the flat white stomach lining type 
1 Chourico sausage, chopped coarsely
200 grams Bacon, fatty, chopped coarsely (toucinho)
200 grams Salted (or smoked) pork (eg.ribs), soaked (if 200 grams Salted beef, chopped ("Carne de Sol", if available)
4 Cloves garlic
1 teaspoon Black peppercorns
1 Onion, sliced
Cuentro (coriander leaves)
4 -(up to)
5 Spring Spring onions, chopped
Mint
2 Tomatoes, chopped
1 Green (bell) pepper, chopped
Black pepper, ground
Bay leaves
Vinegar
Olive oil
Saffron, or colouring

Preparation

1 Soak salted meat in water for several hours (or simmer for a few minutes). 2 Cook the beans in sufficient water. Crush the peppercorns, garlic and onion together, add the herbs, tomatoes, green pepper, spring onions, vinegar, colouring and mix together well (NOTE: This mixture is called a 3 "tempero" and is commonly used in Brazilian cooking, often with tomato paste as well). Add to the chopped meat together with a little oil, bay leaves, ground pepper and tripe, in a large saucepan. Cover and cook ten minutes in only the oil and the water left on the meat (I can smell it already). Then combine with the beans and bean water. Add water to cover if necessary. Cook in a pressure cooker 30 min., or until cooked using any alternative method. 4 Eat with "" (see recipe).