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Grilled Shrimp Piri Piri
Grilled Shrimp Piri Piri or anything piri piri is very popular with the Portuguese culture. Piri piri is basically heat from hot sauce, hot chili peppers made into a sauce, a paste, crushed dried or just chopped and added. The amount of…
Green Beans with Squash
Green Beans with Squash is a dish to which you can also use regular potato or sweet potato. If you do not work quickly, sweet potatoes can be tricky in that the color turns unappetizing. They are, however, very tasty served in this…
Garlic Nailed Steak
Garlic Nailed Steak (Prego no Pão) is one of the earliest cooking methods for Portuguese steak that I learned from my aunt. It is simple, but you can up the level with serving an egg on top.
Serves 2 to 3
1/2 pound of rump or sirloin…
Kale Soup (Sopa de Couves)
This soup Kale Soup (Sopa de Couves) is not a version of the classic Caldo Verde soup. The deliciously delicate and classic Caldo Verde kale soup (Green Broth Soup) is of the Portuguese mainland. It is served with a few slices of sausage…
Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura)
Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura) is best with freshly harvested carrots. Of course, we all do not have access to just harvested carrots. Nonetheless, this soup is a truly wonderful one that is easy to make and loaded with vitamin A. It's perfect…