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Recipe

Feijoada à moda da Quinta

Ingredients :

Meat pork tenderloin-300Gr
Beef-150Gr
Chicken Breast-150Gr
Bacon-100Gr
Chouriço-150Gr
Savoy cabbage-600Gr
Carrot-150Gr
Tomatoes or tomato paste– as you wish
Onions-150Gr
Garlic-2 cloves
Laurel –leafs
Chili-if you like
Salt-the necessary
Olive oil - necessary
Red beans cooked-700Gr
Cut the onions and garlic in small pieces.
Cut the carrots and the tomato.
Put in a pan: olive oil, onion, garlic, carrots, tomato.
Let it cook a bit.
Cut the meats into pieces.
Put them in the pan.
Add a little water, laurel leafs and cook slowly.
Where necessary add a little more of water and correct the flavors (salt, pripiri,...).
When the meat is almost ready join the beans.
Cut the cabbage into pieces and put in the pan.
Let cook slowly.
Tip: In other pan cook one chispe (pig's foot). Cut it into small pieces and add to the meats when
you began cooking them.
You can change the kind of cabbage
You can cut in small pieces parsley or mint and put on the feijoada when you are serving.
Rice
Cover the bottom of a saucepan with a bit of olive oil, cut an onion (without the skin) in small
pieces and put inside.
Let cook, medium high heat, do not let it being brown.
Put the rice and mix.
Some moments later join water (about twice the amount of rice) and some salt.
As soon it begins bubbling reduce immediately the temperature and maintain the saucepan
covered, the rice will absorbe the water.
Taste it, when is almost done is necessary you remove it from the heat, put something around to
maintain it warm and it will be finishing cooking

Bacalhau à moda da Quinta

Ingredients:
•600g of desalted cod
•1.200kg of potatoes
•1.5dl of olive oil
•2 clovesof garlic
•4+1egg
•a bunch of turnip greens (or spinach or Kale)
•4 carrots
• 1 tablespoonof flour
•2.5dl of milk
•Olives (optional)
•Garlic
• Salt and pepper
Preparation:
Boil the potatoes, cod, vegetables, carrots and eggs in water which shoul dbe seasoned with
salt (if the cod is not too salty)
Drain all.
Remove the skin and bones of cod.
Cut everything into small bits.
Chop the garlic.
Take off the stone of olives and cut them in little bits.
Arrange all ingredients in layers in a baking dish.
Drizzle each layer lie with olive oil and garlic.
Make a béchamel (cream with milk, flour, a little butter, an egg yolk, a little salt and pepper).
Cover the last layer with this cream.
Place in heated oven 200 °C for about 30 minutes (until golden).
I think this will be enough for 6 persons.

Please check other Portuguese recipes from 

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Thank you to our host Teresa at Quinta de Santa Eufemia.

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