How to make a Feijoada

July 4, 2013

What’s up ! Do you know how to make a feijoada? In today’s Dica, we’ll learn how to make a feijoada and a little bit about this dish.

How to make a Feijoada

This is one of the most traditional dishes in Brazil. You can eat feijoada all over the country, but Rio de Janeiro is the main place where people prepare it. A good and typical food from Brazil.

Now, let’s take a look at the recipe and learn how to make a feijoada.

Ingredients

500g de feijão preto	500g black beans
200g de carne seca	200g of biltong (salted dehydrated meat)
200g de carne defumada	200g of smoked sausage
200g de linguiça	200g of sausage
200g de linguiça calabresa	200g of pepperoni sausage
200g de costela de porco	200g pork rib
150g de bacon	150g of bacon
1 cebola média picada	1 medium size onion chopped
1 alho médio picado	1 clove garlic, minced
2 colheres de sopa de cheiro verde picado	2 tablespoons (soup) of chopped parsley
1 pitada de colorau	A pinch of paprika
1 pitada de cominho em pó	A pinch ground cumin
1 laranja	1 orange
Pimenta malagueta a gosto	Chili pepper to taste
Sal e pimenta do reino a gosto	Salt and black pepper to taste
Azeite a gosto	Olive oil to taste
Folha de Louro	Bay leaf

Method of preparation

Soak the carne seca (biltong) for 24 hours in cold water (change the water three times over this period of time).
If using dried beans, soak them overnight.
Rinse salted meat under running water to remove any excess salt. Removing any nerves, fat or hairs.
Bring the biltong to a boil for 20 to 25 minutes, on a very high flame. Drain and remove any further excess fat.
After this pre-preparation, start preparing the feijoada…
Heat some oil in a large pan, stirring in the onion and then the garlic until golden, add the spices.
Next, add the toughest meat in large pieces and cook for about 30 minutes then add less tough cuts and cook for another thirty minutes, and finally add the most tender meats.
Add the beans, with some water and the bay leaf.
As the meat is being cooked (this you will know by testing them with a fork, the reason they should be cooked in large pieces) remove from the beans, then cut them into small pieces to serve. Reserve them.
Season the beans with traditional seasoning. Return these small pieces of meat to the beans, and cook for about half an hour.
Serve with rice and decorate with sliced orange and parsley!

This is the way you make a complete feijoada. But our chef Igor prepared a simple recipe that anyone can cook. You can follow step by step and learn exactly how do make a feijoada! Let’s do it!!!! Don’t forget to turn the subtitles on.

Vocabulary

Rinse	Passe
Under	Por
Hair	Pêlos
Nerves	Nervos
Fat	Gordura
Soak	Deixe de molho
Boil	Ferva
Fork	Garfo
Ladle	Concha
Broth	Caldo
High flame	Fogo alto

Now we know all about how to make a feijoada. Don’t forget to share with us the result of your cooking through our Facebook page. Subscribe at A Dica do Dia for more Portuguese information!

Until then y’all!
Hugs from Rio & Learn!

Click in the links below to see more related Dicas:
Spices in Portuguese
Fruits in Portuguese
Kitchen in Portuguese
Portuguese Imperative

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2 Responses

Lourdes Araujo says:

27 de April de 2023 at 08:04

Maravilha sei que irei aprender bastante ,obrigado por sua humildade passar seus conhecimentos.Deus o abençoe Dovinamente.

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Lourdes Araujo says:

27 de April de 2023 at 05:56

Obrigado amei, parabéns abençoada seja suas mãos ,que faz essas delicias maravilhosas.

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