Portuguese Stew With Turkey Sausage Food

PORTUGUESE LINGUICA STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the beans out thoroughly and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and sauté the onions, stirring occasionally, until they just begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Add the white wine and cook this down by half.
• Add the collard greens, bay leaves, red pepper flakes and water. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Add salt to taste. Cover, turn the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and add the sausage and beans. Cook for another 10 minutes. Serve with ground black pepper.

PORTUGUESE SAUSAGE AND BEAN STEW

Steps:

• If using dried beans, add the beans to a large bowl, cover by 2 inches with cold water and let soak for at least 8 hours, or overnight. Drain and set aside. If using canned beans, drain and rinse.
• Add the bacon, if using, to a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat and cook until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon and set aside. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the fat and return the skillet to the stovetop. Add the sausage and cook until browned. With a slotted spoon, remove the sausage to a bowl and reserve.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the skillet and return to the stove over medium heat. When the fat shimmers, add the onion and garlic, stir to coat in fat, and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the potatoes and stir to coat in the tomato paste. Add the beans, chorizo, and all remaining ingredients, except the bacon, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the flavors have melded and the dried beans are cooked through, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Crumble the bacon into beans, and season with additional salt, if needed. Remove the bay leaf, transfer the beans to a serving bowl and serve.

ANNA'S LINGUICA AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp and evenly brown. Drain, reserving juices, and break into bite-size pieces. Place the pieces in a slow cooker. Cook the onion and garlic in the reserved bacon juices over medium heat until tender. Drain, and place in the slow cooker. Quickly brown the linguica sausage in the skillet over medium-high heat, and place in the slow cooker.
• Add the potatoes, zucchini, tomato sauce, and red wine to the slow cooker, and season with parsley, basil, salt, and pepper. Stir to evenly distribute ingredients. Cover, and cook 2 1/2 hours on High, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender.

PORTUGUESE CHOURICO STEW

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Saute chourico, onion and garlic until onion is tender. Stir in tomato sauce, water and potatoes. Season with red pepper and paprika. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 25 to 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Stir in green beans, and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, or until heated through.

PORTUGUESE STEW

Steps:

• Put the beef, chispe (pig paw), the pig's ear and the Portuguese chouriço in a pressure cooker with water seasoned with salt and simmer about 30 minutes. When everything is cooked, remove to a plate and reserve the cooking water. Put the farinheira (Portuguese smoked sausage) and the blood sausage in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook about 7 to 8 minutes. Turn off the heat, drain and set aside.
• If you want to prepare rice with the stew: Remove a little of the cooking water into a saucepan and boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat, add the rice and season with a little salt. Stir and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel and wash the potatoes. Put them in a pan with the remaining cooking water, the savoy cabbage cut into pieces, the carrots cut into strips and the turnip. Boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook about 25 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and serve.

BEST PORTUGUESE KALE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large soup pan with oil spray. Add the sausages and cook for 5 minutes or so to brown, stirring occasionally. Remove the sausages and set aside to cool. When they have cooled, slice the sausage in half lengthwise, then cut into semi-circles 1/2 inch thick. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil on medium in the soup pan, then add the onions. Sauté for 5 minutes, then add carrots and sauté a few more minutes.
• then the butternut squash and garlic. Cook for a minute or two.
• after the potatoes have been cooking for a couple of minutes, add the chicken stock and water. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce to simmer on medium for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes the veggies should be starting to get soft. Use a sturdy spoon to smash some of the potato and butternut against the side of the pot, to thicken the soup. Stir in the kale in a few batches, to allow some to cook down a bit to create more room. Add salt to taste and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
• Stir in the sausage and the kidney beans. Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes to let all the flavors meld. More cooking time is great, too, if you've got the time! When it's cooked to your liking, serve with a crusty bread and glass of Portuguese wine to round things out.

PORTUGUESE FISHERMAN'S STEW

Steps:

• Bring wine to simmer in small saucepan. Add saffron. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 15 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leeks and onion; sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add stock, tomatoes with their juices, oregano and saffron mixture. Simmer 20 minutes. Add sausage, mussels and clams. Cover; boil until shellfish open, about 8 minutes (discard any that do not open).
• Meanwhile, dip 1 side of fish in cornmeal. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add fish, cornmeal side down, and cook until bottom is golden, about 4 minutes. Turn fish over. Ladle 1 cup of soup over. Cover and simmer until fish is just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer fish, cornmeal side up, to 4 shallow bowls. Arrange clams, mussels and sausage around fish. Top with remaining soup. Sprinkle with parsley.

PORTUGUESE STEW

Steps:

• You will need two large saucepots. In one pot saute one onion and half the garlic in 2 to 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil until transparent. Cut Portuguese chourico into desired pieces, and add 1 pound to the onion mixture. Add 3 tablespoons crushed red pepper in vinegar.
• Do the same exact thing in the other large saucepot.
• To one pot, add 4 cups water, 1 can of tomatoes, ketchup, Portuguese allspice, if using, and chopped parsley. Let simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add potatoes, skins on, cut in desired pieces. When potatoes are almost cooked, add fresh green beans or pea pods. Do not overcook the beans or peas unless you like overdone vegetables.
• To the other pot, add the remaining tomatoes, and wine or vermouth. Add lobster tails, clams, mussels, and fish. Steam until the shellfish opens and serve together with the stew.

PORTUGUESE STEW WITH TURKEY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Serve this heart-friendly update of a classic recipe with hot, crusty bread. Look for turkey sausage in most markets. If unavailable, substitute spicy Italian pork sausage. If using white beans, pick over and discard and damaged beans or stones. Rinse the beans. Place in a bowl, add plenty of water to cover and let stand for about 3 hours. Drain the beans and place in saucepan with water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer gently, uncovered until tender, 60-90 minutes. drain the beans and set aside. Alternatively, drain the canned chick-peas and set aside. In an 8-qt heavy-bottomed stew pot over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the sausages and brown on all sides until golden, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer to a dish and cut crosswise into pieces 1/2 inch thick; set aside. In the same pot over medium-high heat, add the onion slices and sauté, stirring, until soft and the browned bits from the pot bottom begin to cling to the slices, about 8 minutes. Add 2-3 Tbsps. of the chicken stock if needed to keep the onion from sticking. Slowly add the remaining stock, scraping the pot bottom with large spoon. Return the sausage to the pot, along with the bell pepper, squash or sweet potato, tomatoes, and juices, thyme, cayenne pepper, bouquet garni, kale and the reserved beans. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer gently over medium-low heat until the kale is tender and the flavors have developed, about 45 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon into warmed bowls and serve.