Crock Pot Take On Feijoada Black Bean Stew Food

FEIJOADA (BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add 3/4 cup of chopped onion, green onions, and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 4 minutes. Pour in the soaked beans and fill with enough water to cover beans by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered for 2 hours, or until tender.
• While beans are cooking, place ham hocks in smaller pot with 1/4 cup of the chopped onion. Cover with water and simmer, until meat pulls off of the bone easily, about 1 hour. Drain and add to the beans.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place ham, bacon, and remaining onion in a baking dish. Bake 15 minutes or until mixture is crispy.
• Drain the bacon and ham mixture, and add to the beans. Season with bay leaves, coriander, salt and pepper. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes more. Stir in chopped cilantro and parsley just before serving.

FEIJOADA NORDESTINO (NORTHEASTERN BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• Combine beans, onion, ham, calabresa, 3 cloves garlic, salt, cumin, black pepper, and bay leaf in a pressure cooker; cover with water to fill line.
• Close cooker securely and place pressure regulator over vent according to manufacturer's instructions. Cook at high pressure until regulator is gently rocking, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce pressure to low. Cook, adding water halfway if needed, until beans are tender and water is reduced to your liking, about 1 hour.
• Turn off heat. Let pressure release naturally according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock lid and remove. Let feijoada cool until ready to serve.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute remaining 1 clove garlic and collard greens until just tender, about 2 minutes.
• Place cassava flour in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until toasted, about 3 minutes. Stir in butter.
• Serve feijoada with the collards-garlic mixture, toasted cassava flour, rice, orange wedges, and cilantro.

BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW (FEIJOADA)

Steps:

• Soak the beans in plenty of water overnight.
• The next morning, rinse the beans. Place in your Crockpot with the 10 cups water, ham hock, Better Than Bouillon, bay leaves, oregano, garlic, and salt.
• In a skillet or brazier, brown the pork butt. Then add the onions and sauté. Add this mixture to the crockpot. If there are browned bits in the skillet, use a ladle full of the broth from the Crockpot to deglaze it and add it back into the stew.
• Set the crockpot to low and simmer all day (8 hours +/-).
• In a skillet, brown the smoked sausage. Transfer the sausage to the stew but leave the fat in the skillet.
• Taste the stew and season with salt as needed.
• Add half of the green onions to the skillet and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the manioc flour (or cornmeal) and stir until toasted. Season with salt and remove this mixture from the skillet.
• Serve your feijoada over white rice, sprinkled with the Farofa topping and a side of sautéed collard greens.

CROCK-POT TAKE ON FEIJOADA (BLACK BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• In a large crockpot, add broth.
• Slice sausage, chop onions.
• Add all remaining ingredients except water, rice, hot sauce.
• Stir and place crockpot on high setting.
• Add enough water to just cover the ingredients.
• Stir occasionally.
• Cook 8-12 hours or until beans are tender.
• Shave meat off the hock and discard bone.
• Remove bay leaves, and serve with fluffy white rice and a dash of hot sauce if you like.

FEIJOADA (BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN AND MIXED MEAT STEW) WITH ORANGE

Steps:

• Drain the beans and place in a very large clean pan (or 2 large smaller pans) Fill with enough water to cover the beans by around 2 inches and bring to the boil. Do not add salt.
• Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally if you remember to. Now add the cubed steak and the bay leaves and reduce the heat to low.
• In a separate frying pan heat the oil over a high heat, fry the pork belly until browned all over and add to the pot. Fry the raw spicy sausages whole and once browned, slice and add to the pot. Fry the bacon and add to the pot. Lastly add the cooked smoked sausage slices (no need to fry these).
• Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes, if the mixture is looking a little dry, add more water but do not water log. Reduce the heat to low.
• Now take out a cup full of the beans and water leaving the meat in the pan. Put in the blender with the onion and garlic, whizz until almost smooth (add a bit more tap water if necessary) and add to the pot. (If you don't have a blender, mash the beans and grate in the onion and garlic).
• Add the hot pepper sauce if using, season to taste with salt and pepper and cook over a low heat for an hour or two checking every 15 minutes or so. Do not let the mixture dry out.
• You should have a thick, meaty fragrant stew, if not continue cooking until the excess water has evaporated.
• Serve with white rice and the orange and coriander salad below. Freeze any leftovers within 24hours.
• For the salad, cut the onion into rings or half rings and soak in iced water for at least an hour.
• Cut the oranges on a plate to catch the juice. Slice the top and bottom off each orange and run a knife down under the skin and pith so you end up with a perfectly peeled orange with no white pith. Cut into rounds, remove any pips and arrange on a plate or platter. Season with salt and plenty of pepper.
• Drain the onions and pat dry, mix with the olive oil, lemon juice and coriander then season well. Sprinkle over the oranges and garnishing with a little extra coriander.
• Enjoy your feast! In Brazil they say that feijoada will induce sleep, so don't eat it on a busy day!

BLACK BEAN & MEAT STEW - FEIJOADA

Steps:

• Heat a large heavy-based saucepan with a fitted lid, add the bacon and fry until crisp. Remove and keep the oil in the pan. In batches sear the ribs, sausages and pork shoulder. Season each batch with salt and pepper.
• Remove the meat and set aside. Add the onion, garlic and chilli to the pan. Pour in a little olive oil if it needs more. Season with salt and pepper and fry for 8 mins or until soft.
• Add the meat, bay leaves, white wine vinegar and drained beans. Cover with just enough water to cover, about 650ml. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a low simmer. Cover and cook for 2 hrs, or until the beans are soft and the meat is tender. If there is too much liquid in the pot take the lid off in the last hr. You can also use a slow cooker on the short method (4 hr) or make a quick version using a pressure cooker in batches for 30 mins each. Another method is to cook it in the oven for 3-4 hrs at 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
• Serve with rice, a sprinkle of parsley or coriander, hot pepper sauce and orange slices.

FEIJOADA (BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• drain beans in colander.
• in heavy pot heat oil, add onion and garlic, saute until lightly browned.
• add pork and brown.
• add beans, chorizo, water to cover and bay leaf.
• simmer for 1 1/2 hours, covered.
• uncover, raise heat to medium, cook 15 minutes until thickened.
• salt and pepper to taste, serve over rice.

FEIJOADA - BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine the beans and the 10 cups water.
• Cook over low heat until the beans are tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Drain and RESERVE 3 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large saucepan or Dutch oven and add the onion, bell peppers, tomatoes, and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, for 8-10 minutes.
• Add the beans, reserved cooking liquid, potatoes, carrots, thyme, cumin, salt, and pepper and cook, uncovered, over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, for 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• Stir in liquid smoke flavoring and fresh chopped parsley.
• Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.

BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW, ANOTHER VERSION - SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Rinse and pick over the beans well.
• In a large saucepan combine beans and the water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. (Or place beans in water in saucepan. Cover and let soak in a cool place overnight.) Drain and rinse beans. Place beans in a 4-quart slow cooker.
• To slow cooker add ham hocks, broth, onions, jalapeno peppers, garlic, orange peel, orange juice, and coffee.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Transfer ham hocks to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, use two forks to pull ham away from bones into shreds. Discard bones and fat; return shredded ham to slow cooker. Stir in cilantro.
• If desired, serve stew over hot cooked rice.