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"This is one of the best shrimp dishes I've ever had. It was inspired by a similar dish I had at Bobby Flay's restaurant Bolo a while back. This is fantastic with a good crusty Italian bread to spread the garlic on and soak up the sauce, but you might also try it served over pasta, maybe with a splash of lemon juice."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, garlic...

"For Zaar World Tour II - Italy/Portugual. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (May 1984)"

Ingredients: pepper, olive oil, parsley...

"Huevos Revueltos Con Esparragos - this traditional Spanish recipe is usually made with wild asparagus - but very tiny sprues will work equally well. This delicious and very indulgent light supper dish will feed four people with side dishes and crusty bread, or two greedy people! It is also excellent served as a Tapas dish - make sure there is lots of..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, green asparagus...

"Years ago I was married to a Portuguese girl for 12 years, and this is a dish her mother used to make."

Ingredients: shrimp, extra virgin olive oil...

"This is a recipe that I found on www.portuguesecooking.com and it sounds delicious!! Posting for ZWT5 so it is untried by me at this point!! This is what is stated on the site about this recipe: This is a recipe for an upscale steak served at a former Lisbon restaurant. Though it is not traditional it has rave reviews."

Ingredients: coarse salt, dry red wine...

"Serve on a plate with rice and vegetables or served up on a bun with lots of onions, this is a very popular way to enjoy beef steak."

Ingredients: coarse salt, onions...

"These steaks flavored with onions and red wine are called garlic "nailed" steaks because a small meat mallet is typically used to "nail" the garlic slices into the steak. If you like drama, go for it, but I usually just push the garlic in with my finger - it doesn't really stay in too well anyway. Regardless, this is an awesome..."

Ingredients: sandwich steaks, garlic...

"This looks very yummy but certainly not one for the diet! Apparently, it is the Portuguese take on the French croque-monsieur."

Ingredients: cornstarch, milk...

"A cannellini bean soup with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and swiss chard. Serves well with a slice of crusty wholegrain bread. -Recipe from Dr. Mehmet C. Oz's book"

Ingredients: swiss chard, chili-garlic sauce...

"This is based on a recipe from Bon Appetit’s May 1984 issue, from a menu titled: Hearty Dinner from Portugal” in the Cooking for Two Elegant and Easy section. Be sure to get that broth boiling before you ladle it over those thinly sliced raw scallops! :) I haven’t yet tried this."

Ingredients: chives, green onion tops...

"Dried Italian seasonings are readily available, from most supermarkets, already premixed. This high protein recipe is wonderful with fresh arugula or spinach salad and rice or sauteed new potatoes. For more servings, increase the recipe, accordingly. This recipe goes well with other white fish, such as haddock, cod, scrod, catfish, etc. A bottle of..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, halibut fillets...

"Are you having a Portuguese dinner themed night - try this Portonic! Measurements are pretty simple, just 2 to 1 white port and tonic"

Ingredients: tonic water, ice cubes...

"Even though they are labeled a la Portuguese, they are very common in Mexican homes and restaurants. The Portuguese sauce has been Mexicanized by the addition of serrano or jalapeno pepper in the sauce. This is one of the top favorite dishes for the men in my home. We, gals enjoy it too!"

Ingredients: fine breadcrumbs, cooking oil...

"Be sure to use fresh pineapple juice for this drink, not bottled.
From LCBO's Food & Drink Magazine.
The data base wouldn't allow me to add cava. Cava is Portuguese sparkling wine made by the Champagne method."

Ingredients: sparkling wine, pineapple...