Pork Loin Stuffed with Chouriço

Chouriço is a spicy Portuguese sausage similar to chorizo or andouille.  For this recipe you will marinate the pork overnight, then stuff it with the sausage and roll it up.  When you slice it open it looks quite impressive.

Cacoila

Cacoila is like a Portuguese version of pulled pork.  And yes, it makes excellent sandwiches.  This could also be made in the slow cooker.  In that case, skip the marinating and just throw everything in the slow cooker and set it on low for 7 or 8 hours.

Dried Fava Beans

This is an easy to make and healthy snack food.  Fava beans are a very large bean that resembles lima beans.  They are also sometimes called broad beans.  This recipe is for a spicy seasoning.  You could also do a little cinnamon and sugar or your favorite spice blend.  I would first sprinkle a little salt and then your spice blend.

Carne De Porco À Alentejana

This recipe calls for a few ingredients that may be unfamiliar to the home cook, or perhaps just unavailable.  Pimenta Moida is a red pepper sauce.  I have linked a recipe in the ingredient list.  You could also use a jarred roasted red pepper or even a red pepper pesto.  Vinho verdi is a Portuguese wine.  It is quite delicious so don’t be afraid to buy it.  It is slightly fruity and slightly bubbly.  You could also use any white wine.  Piri-piri sauce is a hot red pepper sauce.  It is hotter than Tabasco, but you could use that or sriracha.

Red Pepper Sauce (Pimenta Moida)

This sauce is the basis for many Portuguese and Azorean recipes. It is tasty and sweet followed by an intense kick. It stores well in the refrigerator.  It is made with Shepherd peppers.  I know.  I never heard of them either.  You can use red bell peppers.

Mussels Portuguese Style

Would you believe this is my first recipe?  This is the only way my husband wants his mussels prepared; it is a regular around our house. Instead of steaming the mussels in a white wine, garlic sauce – red wine is used. Yum.  This is supposed to be how the fishermen prepare them on the boat.

Fried Taro Root (Inhames Fritos)

Taro root is an important food in many parts of the world.  It is a starchy food and can be prepared in many different ways.