Tag Archive for: traditiional portuguese recipes

Sopas/Sopish

Rice with Duck Liver

Rice with Duck Liver is as simple to make if you have duck liver on hand.  A switch from the usual beef, pork or chicken liver to duck liver gives this dish a lighter flavor.  The consistency is loose, on the idea of an Italian risotto. Using…
Sopas/Sopish

Marinated Pork Cubes (Caçoila)

A seasoned wine and garlic combination, for infusing a dish of Marinated Pork Cubes (Caçoila), is typically made on the morning following the killing of a pig. I am glad I don't have to wait to kill a pig to make it. This is a traditional Azorean…
Sopas/Sopish
,

Sopas/Sopish

Sopas/Sopish is a name that gives reference to a dish that is used in the Holy Ghost Celebration.   The back story and recipe for the soup itself is in my book, Portuguese Home Cooking. This particular festa dish is not a soup. This recipe…
Sopas/Sopish

Marinated Beef Skewers (Espetada)

My Maderian friends brag about their Marinated Beef Skewers (Espetada).  Simply marinated and grilled, it needs very little to accompany it.  Alas, unless you have a bay leave shrub growing in your yard or a pot,  you won’t have branches…