Portuguese Homestyle Cooking by Ana Patuleia Ortins

  • Vegetable soup (Sopa de legumes) (page 40)

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    • Categories: Soups; Portuguese
    • Ingredients: potatoes; elbow macaroni pasta; tomatoes; kidney beans; carrots; pork ribs; kale; Savoy cabbage; green beans
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  • Bean soup with tomato (Sopa de feijão com tomate)

    • alysekstokes on March 23, 2026

      This is a really soul-warming and tasty soup. I made a few modifications to the method: - Used some cooked Rancho Gordo Domingo rojo beans I had in the freezer and, after thawing, pureed half of them with their liquid (and the extra water specified) in my Vitamix instead of using a food mill. - I simply cored and chopped my tomato; peeling felt like a bridge too far for a weeknight dinner. Otherwise I stuck to the recipe and was so pleased with the results. This is hearty but not heavy—ideal for a cool early spring day!

  • Chicken pies (Empadas de galinha)

    • mcvl on May 26, 2011

      Wednesday, 25 May 2011 Delicious empanada (empada in Portuguese) filling. I was starting with already cooked chicken, so steeped the meat rather than simmering it. I used the half-white-wine, half-white-wine-vinegar option. The filling seemed a touch dry, so I used some of the broth and some other chicken broth I had on hand to make a regular flour-based gravy to serve on top. For the pastry cases, I used Anya von Bremzen's Olive Oil & Saffron Pastry from The New Spanish Table, one of my favorite doughs of all time. Very, very well received -- anything in a pastry case is a big hit in my house, but this was really special.

  • Fennel soup (Sopa de funcho)

    • louie734 on March 29, 2026

      Online at https://leitesculinaria.com/7613/recipes-portuguese-fennel-soup.html

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  • ISBN 10 1566567262
  • ISBN 13 9781566567268
  • Published Nov 01 2008
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Edition Revised edition
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Interlink Publishing Group
  • Imprint Interlink Books

Publishers Text

Everyone loves Mediterranean food. But few can say what makes the soul-comforting, understated peasant food of Portugal distinct from that of its neighbors. The abundant use of legumes and leafy greens in its hearty soups and stews? The unusual combinations of meat and shellfish? The wine and garlic marinated braises? The easy seafood preparations? Or, perhaps, the luscious, egg-sweet desserts, from light meringue puddings to rich, sweet breads?

Peppered with a lifetime of anecdotes from a passionate cook's years in a Portuguese culture, Portuguese Homestyle Cooking draws us into an immigrant kitchen where traditional culinary methods were handed down from father to daughter, shared and refined with the help of the family and friends who watched, chopped, and tasted. The recipes in Portuguese Homestyle Cooking are of dishes prepared as they were in Portugal-but with the measurements standardized and perfected and the commonly used ingredients and methods fully explained. Novices and experienced chefs alike will enjoy preparing these savory dishes.

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