Brazilian Recipes: Feijoada ( stew of beef and beans)

Feijoada ( stew of beef and beans)

This beautiful dish is known to be Brazils national dish.

It originates from Portugal, Brazil was one of the countries that used to belong to it's colonies.

Feijoada  is a stew of beans with beef and pork, the name comes from the Portugese word,  feijão, for "beans."

The basic ingredients of feijoada are beans with fresh pork or beef.

The stew is generally prepared with kidney beans nd includes other vegetables such as tomatoes, carrots, and cabbage.

It is usually served with rice and assorted sausages like houriço, morcela, farinheira and others, which you can serve on the side or cook with your stew.

Serves: 8 people

 

Ingredients:

225 g dried pork meat
225 g salted pork meat
450 g black beans
220 g chunk of prosciutto or pancetta
450 g Portuguese pork sausages*
3 tablespoons sunflower oil
3 large onions, chopped
150 g streaky bacon, diced
5 garlic cloves, chopped
5 bay leaves
225 g smoked pork ribs
5 tomatoes, chopped
1 green capsicum, chopped
1 red capsicum, chopped
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon red or white vinegar

Step 1:

The evening before cooking, soak the dried meat and salted meat together, changing the water at least once.

Step 2:

Soak the beans overnight, The next day, rinse the soaked meats and rinse and drain the beans.


Step 3:

Cut the dried and salted meats and the prosciutto into large chunks.
Cut a few slices from the sausage and then heat the oil and fry the slices to give flavour to the oil. Remove the slices and set aside to throw in at the end.

Step 4:


Add half each of the quantities of onion, bacon, garlic and the bay leaves, then add the beans. Fry for 1 minute, stirring ad enough cold water to cover the beans.


Step 5:


Cut up the remaining sausage into chunks about 3 cm long.
Add the sausage chunks and other meats, and then add more water to cover the meat and beans. Simmer for two hours, stirring from time to time.
Keep an eye on it, if sauce becomes to thick, add some water.


Step 6:


When the beans are soft and the meats cooked, fry in a separate saucepan the remaining onions, bacon and garlic, plus the tomatoes, capsicums and parsley in some fresh oil. Add ground black pepper and simmer for 5 minutes or until soft.



Step 7:


Add the vinegar and 2 ladlefuls of the sauce from the cooked beans and stir through. Transfer the vegetable and bacon mixture to the large saucepan and mix with the remaining beans and meats.
Cook for a further 15 minutes or until the beans and the mixture are cooked right through.

Serve with white rice, farofa, broccoli and Sliced oranges.

Now in Brazil they would say " Desfutar da sua refeizao " which means ;                   

                                         " Enjoy your meal"

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