🇧🇷 Brazilian

Black Beans Feijoada

Name: Black Beans Feijoada
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 98 min
Total time: 128 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 150 g Bacon; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 2 cans Black Beans; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 2 tbsp Palm Oil; 200 g Brazilian Sausage

🇧🇷 Brazilian

Brazil's national feast — black bean feijoada loaded with black beans, served with farofa. About 128 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 30 min Cook 98 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Bacon150 g
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Black Beans2 cans
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Palm Oil2 tbsp
Brazilian Sausage200 g

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Palm Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the black beans well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the black beans out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the smoked paprika.
3
Return the black beans, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh cilantro right before serving.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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