Moms Portugueses Cacoula Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Dust the beef with the flour. Place the beef, garlic, bay leaves, and pepper in the stockpot; cook until the beef is brown; season with salt and cook until beef is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, green pepper, carrot, and paprika; cook until the onion softens, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato, wine, water, and parsley. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 30 minutes.
• Mix in the red potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green beans; continue to cook until potatoes are easily pierced through with a fork, about 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Wash pork, cube and place in large pot.
• Slice onions and place in pan.
• Add all other ingredients.
• Cook at low heat for 1-1/2 hours; if mixture becomes dry, add 1 cup water and stir; DO NOT ALLOW TO DRY OUT! Continue to add small amounts of water as needed; Stir often to prevent sticking.
• Pork should be tender and break apart easily.

Steps:

• In a large heavy Dutch oven, saute the bacon in the olive oil until drippings are rendered and bacon is browned a bit and crisp; transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• In the bacon drippings, brown the beef roast well on all sides over moderately high heat.
• Transfer to the plate with bacon, then add butter, onions, paprika, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, wine vinegar, and allspice to the Dutch oven.
• Saute about 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Blend in tomato paste, lower the heat, cover and steam for 20 minutes.
• Remove and set aside half of the tomato-onion mixture; place the beef roast back into the Dutch oven with the bacon, then spoon remaining tomato-onion mixture on top.
• Carefully pour the wine and salt around the beef roast and bring to a simmer. Ensure the meat is cover with the wine.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cove and bake in the 375 degree oven for 2 hours; remove and turn beef over in the liquid.
• Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F then bake uncovered about 1 hour longer or until meat is falling-apart tender (and it will be!).

Steps:

• IN A LARGE CONTAINER WITH A TIGHT LID. ADD your pork and ingredients,into the container. REFRIGERATOR THE MEAT,FOR UP TO 24 HOURS ,OR 48 HOURS.
• IN LARGE cast iron skillet (or large frying pan), brown each piece on each side
• ADD all the meat and marinating spices and juice into a large pot.
• ADD 1can, 12 ounces (of your choice beer) Then simmer on medium heat for 1 1/2 hour. Up to 2 1/2 hours.OR until is fork tender. YOU CAN SERVE ON A PORTUGUESES ROLLS. OR COOK WHITE RICE AND SERVE SCOOP SOME OF THE JUICE AND POUR IT THE RICE AND MEAT. IT AND COOK SOME FRESH VEGTS. AND GLASS WHITE WINE,OR JUST A LARGE GLASS OF WATER .,LEMON TWIST. Thank you mom,and vavo Lidia.
• MUITO GOSTOE . COMINDA POTUGUESES.

Steps:

• In a large container with a tight lid add all your pork and ingredients. Refrigerate the meat for up to 24-48 hours.
• In a large skillet (or large frying pan) brown the each piece on each side.
• Add all the meat and marinating spices into a large pot.
• Add 1 12 oz. beer (of your choice) then simmer on medium heat to 1 1/2 hours up to 2 hours or until meat is fork tender (serve it over rice or just as a pork sandwiches).

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a plastic freezer bag and marinate overnight.
• Cook, over low heat, in a large skillet, Dutch oven, or crock pot until meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours or 5 hours, on low, for crock pot.
• Shred meat and serve on buns, or leave pieces whole and serve with boiled potatoes and a vegetable.