Feijoada: complete, traditional recipe

One of Rio de Janeiro’s typical dishes, feijoada It is widely consumed throughout Brazil. In fact, it is a dish that has many variationsand the complete traditional feijoada contains all types of savory meats and is served with sliced ​​orange, braised cabbage, rice and farofa.

Furthermore, it is a complete dish, ideal for family lunches on weekends. As for preparation time, it takes around 140 minutes to be ready and has a yield of 20 servings per recipe.

Traditional Feijoada Recipe

Ingredients for Feijoada

• 1 kg of black beans;
• 100 g of dried meat;
• 70 g of pig ear;
• Same measurement as pork tail;
• Same measurement as pig’s foot;
• 100 g of pork ribs;
• 50 g of pork loin;
• 100 g of paio;
• 150 g of Portuguese sausage.

Ingredients for the seasoning

• 2 large chopped onions;
• 1 bunch of finely chopped green onions;
• 3 bay leaves;
• 6 cloves of garlic;
• Black pepper to taste;
• 1 or 2 oranges;
• 40 ml of pinga;
• Salt if necessary.

Preparation mode

1. Firstly, before preparing the feijoada, soak all the meat, ideally for at least 36 hours, and change the water throughout this time. However, if the environment is very hot, place ice on top.
2. Then place the hard meats to freeze, then place the soft meats.
3. Then, when the meat is soft, remove it from the pan and add the beans.
4. Season the beans.
5. Ready, now just serve with the accompaniments of your choice.

Side dishes for Feijoada

Along with your feijoada, you can serve it accompanied by:

• Cabbage
• White rice
• Sliced ​​orange
• Steaks
• Farofa of your choice
• Pumpkin kibbeh
• Baião of two
• Bacon
• Crackling
• Linguicinha
• Seasoned broth, among others.

Tips

1. For those who find feijoada to be a very heavy dish, it is possible to make a simpler version, containing only paio sausage, bacon and dried meat. This way, it is lighter, but without losing flavor.
2. Likewise, for those on a diet it is possible to make a light version of the recipe, as well as a vegan and vegetarian version. Anyway, just remove the meat and replace it with vegetables, this way your feijoada will be nutritious and tasty.
3. Furthermore, there are other variations such as white feijoada, seafood feijoada, Minas Gerais feijoada, shrimp feijoada and even French feijoada.
4. Finally, if you need to cook for a lot of people, just multiply the ingredients by 2.5. For example, for 50 people you need 2.5 kg of beans, while for 100 people you need 5 kg of beans. Follow the same proportion for the rest of the ingredients and you won’t make a mistake.

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