Feijoada: Brazilian Black Bean & Meat Stew
By: Abby
Published: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 1:41pm

Ingredients




½ cup sliced streaky bacon
3 onions, diced
2 bay leaves
1 cup dried black beans, soak overnight
3 chorizo sausages
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1-pound pork rib
4 garlic cloves, chopped fine
Olive oil for cooking
1-pound pork shoulder, diced small
Pinch of chili flakes
Steamed rice, chopped coriander orange wedges and hot pepper sauce for serving.

Preparation

1 Add a large pan to the stove and heat, first cook the bacon until golden and crisp, then take out. 2 Keeping the oil in the pan seal the sausages, pork ribs and the shoulder, one at a time and in batches. 3 When you take them out add seasoning. 4 Keep all the meat on the side and now fry the garlic, onion and chili, adding extra oil if required, cook for 7 minutes. 5 Return the meat with the wine vinegar, beans and bay leaves. 6 Pour in water just to cover the ingredients and boil. 7 Once it boils turn down the heat to a simmer and place the lid on. 8 Simmer for 120 minutes or until the contents are soft and tender. 9 If you find the liquid is too much remove the lid roughly 60 minutes before it is completed to reduce it. 10 You can if wish cook in a pressure cooker for 30 minutes to save time. 11 Dish up with coriander, orange, hot sauce and steamed rice.

About

Feijoada is a traditional stew of beans with beef or pork, which is a typical Portuguese dish served in Brazil. It is rich in umami flavors with a great combination of spices.