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Tag: Portuguese food

Secondi di Carne (meat dishes)5 Comments

Portuguese pork in puff pastry

May 6, 2021 StefanGourmet

On our trip to Portugal last fall we often saw porco preto on restaurant menus, also known as iberico pork or pata negra. This type of pork is mostly known for the cured iberico ham, but those pigs naturally have … Continue reading Portuguese pork in puff pastry

Secondi di Pesce (fish dishes)3 Comments

Portuguese Lobster Rice (Arroz de Lagosta)

April 18, 2021 StefanGourmet

Arroz de marisco is a Portuguese seafood dish of rice with seafood that is like a soupy version of risotto. Click here for the regular recipe. For a more luxurious version, you can also make it with lobster, and then … Continue reading Portuguese Lobster Rice (Arroz de Lagosta)

Secondi di Pesce (fish dishes)9 Comments

Cebolada de Atum (Tuna with Onions and Bell Peppers)

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 StefanGourmet

Tuna is locally caught along the Algarve in Southern Portugal, and so the local cuisine also includes recipes for tuna. Cebolada de atum is one of the most common dishes. The name “cebolada” refers to the onions in the dish and … Continue reading Cebolada de Atum (Tuna with Onions and Bell Peppers)

Secondi di Pesce (fish dishes)5 Comments

Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice)

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 StefanGourmet

As we were traveling along the coast of Portugal, arroz de marisco was on the menu of almost every restaurant. It is much more wet than Spanish paella or Italian risotto, more like a seafood soup with rice in it. … Continue reading Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice)

1. Antipasti (appetizers)5 Comments

Meia desfeita de Bacalhau (Salad of Salted Cod and Chickpeas)

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 StefanGourmet

We had Meia desfeita de Bacalhau as a petisco (tapa) at the Tasting Room in Cascais, on the coast near Lisbon. A wine and petiscos (tapas) bar that I can strongly recommend, by the way, for their excellent selection of … Continue reading Meia desfeita de Bacalhau (Salad of Salted Cod and Chickpeas)

Secondi di Carne (meat dishes)6 Comments

Portuguese Style Pork Cheeks Sous Vide (Queixadas de porco)

November 1, 2020April 4, 2021 StefanGourmet

We spent most of our trip to Portugal on the coast and so had lots of fish and seafood. When we did have meat, stewed pork cheeks were often on the menu. They were often iberico pork, referred to as … Continue reading Portuguese Style Pork Cheeks Sous Vide (Queixadas de porco)

Secondi di Pesce (fish dishes)8 Comments

Bacalhau à Brás (Portuguese Salted Cod with Potatoes, Onions, and Egg)

October 27, 2020 StefanGourmet

Bacalhau, salted cod, is an ingredient that is used a lot in Portuguese cooking. It is so popular in Portugal that the supermarket had a special department with just bacalhau. Bacalhau is not produced in Portugal itself, but imported from places … Continue reading Bacalhau à Brás (Portuguese Salted Cod with Potatoes, Onions, and Egg)

Secondi di Carne (meat dishes)7 Comments

Chicken Piri Piri (Frango Piri Piri)

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 StefanGourmet

Chicken Piri Piri is a popular dish from the Algarve in Portugal. The name “piri piri” refers to the type of chilli pepper used in de marinade or sauce. If you can’t find this particular type of chilli pepper, you … Continue reading Chicken Piri Piri (Frango Piri Piri)

1. Antipasti (appetizers)4 Comments

Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato (Clams in Portuguese Style)

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 StefanGourmet

Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato is a very common dish in Portugal that many if not most restaurants have on their menu, also as tapas (called petiscos in Portuguese). Amêijoas is Portuguese for clams, and the dish has been named after the … Continue reading Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato (Clams in Portuguese Style)

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Dining in Portugal: Casa Velha

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 StefanGourmet

Casa Velha is located in the middle of the Quinta do Lago resort with manicured landscaping and golf courses. Not a place we’d usually go for our vacation, but we went there for the restaurant. Due to the pandemic the … Continue reading Dining in Portugal: Casa Velha

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Dining in Portugal: A Ver Tavira I

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 StefanGourmet

The name of the restaurant A Ver Tavira literally means “to see Tavira”, which makes sense, because the restaurant offers a view on the town of Tavira in the eastern Algarve. There are three tasting menus starting at 50 euros. … Continue reading Dining in Portugal: A Ver Tavira I

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Dining in Portugal: Sommelier

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 StefanGourmet

The name of the restaurant Sommelier in Lisbon makes it easy to understand that this restaurant specializes in wine. Once inside, this message is reinforced by the arrangement of wine displayed on the back wall off the dining room. It … Continue reading Dining in Portugal: Sommelier

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