Feijoada
Description
You can easily prepare the Brazilian dish feijoada at home—all the ingredients used are readily available, there's nothing exotic here. Plus, the preparation is very simple, as the dish cooks mostly on its own, requiring little involvement from you. Give it a try—if you enjoy the combination of meat and beans, you'll surely love feijoada ;)
Instructions
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Step 1
Rinse the beans and soak them overnight in one liter of cold water.
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Step 2
The next day, take a large pot, add beans, pieces of pork belly, beef, and raw sausages. Pour in two liters of water and simmer over medium heat for an hour and a half.
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Step 3
In a separate skillet, fry the chopped onion, garlic, chili pepper, bacon, pork fat, and smoked sausage in oil.
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Step 4
After a couple of minutes, add finely chopped tomatoes and a cup of the broth in which the beans were cooked to the skillet. Sauté everything together for a few minutes.
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Step 5
Remove the skillet from the heat. When the beans with meat have been cooking for an hour and a half, add the skillet contents to the pot.
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Step 6
Add the ribs, salt, and pepper. Place over heat and simmer until the beans and meat ingredients are fully cooked.
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Step 7
Feijoada is ready. Serve hot.