Cookbook:Portuguese Feijoada

| Portuguese Cuisine

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

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

Procedure

 * 1) Soak beans for several hours, then put them in a large saucepan.
 * 2) Add all the meat to pot.
 * 3) Add bay leaves and chopped parsley.
 * 4) Fill the pot with water and bring to boil.
 * 5) Fry onions, tomatoes, carrots, and garlic in oil and margarine.
 * 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.
 * 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.