Brazilian dishes - Familly everyday cooking

Feijoada is the National Dish of Brazil. Every restaurant serves it everyone eats it. Well at least that's what I'm told I've never been to Brazil, so I'm just gonna take my Brazilian friends' word for it. It basically consists of meats and beans. Its like a stew or a chili. I found a recipe for a Brazilian Black Bean Stew on allrecipes and modified it a bit based on what I had in my pantry. Here's what I came up with-and let me tell you this stuff is good. Unauthentic Brazilian... Read Full Story

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1 or 2 smoked ham hocks 2 bay leaf dried black beans saute: 1 large minced white onion 3 garlic chopped 3/4 bunch of parsley finely chopped (no stems) salt pepper olive oil soak bean over night. put beans, ham hocks and bay leaf in a large pot and add enough water to cover beans at least 4 inches. cook 45 minutes in pressure cooker. while that is cooking saute onion, garlic, parsley in a pan on a low flame. add salt and pepper to taste and cook until onions are translucent. when beans... Read Full Story