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Confit cod / Bacalhau Confitado 15 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
A confit is simply a method of slow cooking in fat or oil. The great variety of high quality Portuguese olive oil is a great excuse to try a twist on the traditional salted cod. This recipe brings tog...
Snapper with cockle sauce / Pargo com molho de berbigão 21 Apr 2013 | 08:48 pm
Inspired by Bulhão Pato’s coriander, garlic and shellfish magic, this is a flavourful and delicious approach to serving fish filets. The make or break aspect of this is to get the right flavour balanc...
Prawn Rice/Arroz de Camarão 24 Feb 2013 | 06:22 pm
The archetypal Portuguese wet rice, flavoured by a rich prawn stock is a must in any coastal restaurant. The capacity for producing a perfect arroz de camarão can make or break a chef’s reputation. As...
Rabbit stew with figs/Coelho estufado com figos 16 Feb 2013 | 02:00 pm
Small traditional “quinta” across Portugal commonly have a rabbit hatch to supply a meat treat for the family. This guarantees high quality home-bred rabbit meat which features in a number of traditio...
Algarve Squid/Lulas à Algarvia 3 Feb 2013 | 01:11 am
Algarve Squid/Lulas à Algarvia The Algarve region in the south of Portugal is renowned for guaranteed good weather, high levels of tourism but also excellent sea food, especially if one avoids restaur...
Pheasant Pies/Empadas de Faisão 15 Jan 2013 | 02:34 pm
“Empadas” (pies) are a common snack in cafes all over Portugal and part of portuguese culinary tradition for centuries (royal chef Domingos Rodrigues dedicates 41 recipes to empadas in his “Arte de Co...
Mussels “Bulhão Pato”/Mexilhões à Bulhão Pato 18 Dec 2012 | 05:32 pm
A variation of the classic clam dish, this works equally as well with mussels. This recipe based be used as a base for preparing mussels vinaigrette. 500gr fresh (live) clams 1 cup roughly chopped...
Grilled Salted Cod with Olive Oil/Bacalhau à Lagareiro 1 Jul 2012 | 08:55 pm
Given the ubiquitousness of salted cod (bacalhau) in Portuguese cuisine, this blog has admittedly few references to it so on to the task of remedying that with a classic dish from the centre of Portug...
Serra da Estrela Cheese and Quince Jam Rolls/Rolos de Queijo da Serra e Marmelada 11 May 2012 | 10:39 am
As they say… if there was a restaurant in heaven this would be on the menu… This absolutely exquisite combination of creamy and flavourful cheese with a delicate yet tangy quince jam is a real treat!...
Broccoli Rice / Arroz de brócolos 18 Mar 2012 | 10:15 pm
Mixing rice and broccoli never struck me as a natural combination until I saw it as a side dish for meat dishes in Portuguese restaurants in Rio de Janeiro. Classic places like Nova Capela in Rio’s La...
