Feijoada a Baiana
Source
from the book Delightful Brazilian Cooking, via http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:E_unCaIflJAJ:www.brazzil.com/p24nov96.htm+Feijoada+recipes&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=firefox-a
Yield
2 - 4 servings
Prep info
overnight soak + 30 min prep + 5 min cook + 2 hrs simmer
Prep time
Not set
Cook time
10 hours, 35 minutes
Time required
10 hours, 35 minutes
Oven preheat
N/A
Type
Mains - Misc
Status
Not tried
Tags
Ingredients
- 1/2 T vegetable oil
- 1/2 c chopped onion
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 chopped bacon (slice)
- 1/4 c chopped parsley (Italian)
- 1/4 chopped red cayenne peppers
- 1 c dried brown beans (soaked overnight, drained)
- 1/4 lb salt pork (boiled for 5 minutes, cut into 1" cubes)
- 1/4 lb smoked sausage (Polish, cut into 2" cubes)
- 1/2 lb corned beef (cut into 2" cubes)
- 1/4 lb ham hocks (smoked lean)
- 1/4 lb round steak (cut into 2" cubes)
- 1/4 lb pork spareribs (cut into small pieces)
- 1/8 t salt
- 1/2 t freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 2.5 c water
Method
Heat the oil in a large, heavy, deep pot and stir-fry the onion, garlic, bacon for 2 minutes or until light golden brown. Add the Italian parsley and cayenne and sauté for 1 minute. Add the beans, salt pork, smoked Polish sausage, corned beef, ham hocks, round steak, pork spareribs, salt, black pepper, bay leaves, and water. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the beans are tender, stirring occasionally and adding water if needed to ensure that the beans are completely covered while cooking.