Feijoada Completa
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 cup dried black beans, soaked overnight, drained
- 1 lb. salt pork, boiled for 5 minutes, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 lbs. Portuguese sausage (lingui\xe7a) or Italian sausage
- 1 lb. smoked lean ham hocks
- 2 lbs. corned beef, cut into 2-inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 fresh orange, washed very well, cut in half
- 2 quart water
- 6 oranges, peeled, sliced
Instructions
Brazilian black beans. Heat the oil in a large, heavy, deep pot and stir-fry the onion and garlic for 1 minute or until light golden brown. Add the beans, salt pork, Portuguese sausage, ham hocks, corned beef, salt, black pepper, bay leaves, halved-orange and water. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the beans are tender, stirring occasionally and adding water if needed. Serve with sliced oranges, manioc meal with butter and eggs, Brazilian rice, collard greens, vinaigrette sauce, and cachaca (Brazilian spirits) cocktail. Serves 8-10.