portuguese beans/feijao a portuguesa
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This recipe is from Leite's Culinaria. I have made these several times and enjoyed them. Do not use Mexican Chorizo. Chourice may be bought online@ www.linguicia.com or Gaspars.com; you may do this recipe in a crockpot also, placing on low for several hours until beans are tender.
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(1 rating)
yield
6 -8
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For portuguese beans/feijao a portuguesa
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1 lbdried navy beans, small california white or great northern bean, washed and sorted
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1/2 lbbacon
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1 lgonion, chopped
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3 clovegarlic, minced
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1 can(6 oz.) tomato paste
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1 lbportuguese chourice sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
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1/2 tspdried red pepper flakes (to taste)
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1 Tbspsweet paprika
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salt & pepper to taste
How To Make portuguese beans/feijao a portuguesa
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1Soak beans overnight in enough cold water to cover by several inches. Drain beans and set aside.
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2Fry bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
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3Pour off all but 2-3 tablespoons of bacon fat; add onion and cook until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes; Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
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4Add beans, 8 cups water, tomato paste, chourice, red pepper flakes, paprika.
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5Cover and simmer until beans are tender, 1-1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
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6Just before serving, crumble bacon into beans and season with salt and pepper.
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