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Portuguese Feijoada

Name: Portuguese Feijoada
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 litre dried black beans; Assorted meat of personal choice (universally it is pork knee, pork sausage, and salted dry beef); 2 bay leaves; 1 branch parsley, chopped; 3 onions, chopped; 1 tomato, diced; 3 carrots, diced; 2 crushed garlic cloves; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; Margarine; 1 can tomato paste; Salt; Pepper; Paprika; 1¼ lb (600 g) rice

Portuguese feijoada is a type of bean, pork, and beef stew.

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Ingredients

Makes

1 litre dried black beans
Assorted meat of personal choice (universally it is pork knee, pork sausage, and salted dry beef)
2 bay leaves
1 branch parsley, chopped
3 onions, chopped
1 tomato, diced
3 carrots, diced
2 crushed garlic cloves
4 tbsp vegetable oil
Margarine
1 can tomato paste
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
1¼ lb (600 g) rice

Ingredients for 10 servings (2.7 kg) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Soak beans for several hours, then put them in a large saucepan.
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2
Add all the meat to pot.
3
Add bay leaves and chopped parsley.
4
Fill the pot with water and bring to boil.
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5
Fry onions, tomatoes, carrots, and garlic in oil and margarine.
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6
Once onions are fried, transfer two ladle scoops of bean mixture into skillet, mash with vegetables, then dump all contents of skillet back into pot.
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7
Mix in tomato paste, cover, and let cook for 1 hour. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.
8
Cook rice separately and, when finished, add to pot, then serve.

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