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    Portuguese Recipes

    From hearty soups to fish and potatoes, our library of Portuguese recipes offers many highlights of the cuisine.

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    Chorizo Bake

    Chorizo Bake

    By Graybert

    8 Reviews

    Pasta in Chorizo & Tomato Sauce (Spanish Pasta Dish)

    Pasta in Chorizo & Tomato Sauce (Spanish Pasta Dish)

    Arroz Con Leche (Spanish Rice Pudding)

    Arroz Con Leche (Spanish Rice Pudding)

    Lavadores (Washboard Cookies)

    Lavadores (Washboard Cookies)

    Most Popular Portuguese Recipes

    Portuguese Paella
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    I love the blend of flavors in this dish. This is a hearty one dish meal. The secret spice is the Saffron. Saffron is expensive, but you must add it...

    Portuguese Paella

    Recipe #226218

    Portuguese Paella

    By "Food:The Way To Anyone's Heart" on May 3, 2007

    Recipe #226218

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    "I love the blend of flavors in this dish. This is a hearty one dish meal. The secret spice is the Saffron. Saffron is expensive, but you must add it or the taste of authentic Paella is lost."

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    Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dried rosemary...

    43 Reviews

    Prep Time:20 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs

    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains
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    MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan.

    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains

    Recipe #80130

    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains

    By Ang11002 on January 5, 2004

    Recipe #80130

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    "MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

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    Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

    35 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    Rosemary and Lemon Pork Stew
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    This rich stew uses typical Portuguese seasonings and ingredients such as dry wine (vinho seco), paprika, and lemon. The meat is oh-so-tender, and the...

    Rosemary and Lemon Pork Stew

    Recipe #116382

    Rosemary and Lemon Pork Stew

    By EdsGirlAngie on April 12, 2005

    Recipe #116382

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    "This rich stew uses typical Portuguese seasonings and ingredients such as dry wine (vinho seco), paprika, and lemon. The meat is oh-so-tender, and the dish is very no-fuss. Serve with rice and/or lots of traditional Portuguese cornmeal bread."

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    Ingredients: cilantro, dried basil...

    32 Reviews

    Prep Time:20 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins

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    Portuguese Spice Blend
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    needed spice blend for sausage and other recipes

    Portuguese Spice Blend

    By Dienia B. on February 8, 2012

    Recipe #473880

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    "needed spice blend for sausage and other recipes"

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    Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, pepper...

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    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 5 mins

    Mini Pudding Tarts
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    This recipe is my take on the famous Portuguese nata pastry. Tradtionally this uses vanilla pudding, but you can use any pudding you like (Ive tried chocolate...

    Mini Pudding Tarts

    Recipe #472426

    Mini Pudding Tarts

    By Lalaloula on January 19, 2012

    Recipe #472426

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    "This recipe is my take on the famous Portuguese nata pastry. Tradtionally this uses vanilla pudding, but you can use any pudding you like (Ive tried chocolate and vanilla and theyre both great). For the pie crust I used my variaton of Chicagoland Chef du Jour's amazing Recipe #282494."

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    Ingredients: eggs, light brown sugar, oil...

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    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 35 mins

    Recipe #471989

    Acorda Alentejana (Portuguese Bread Soup)
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    Acordas are a type of Portuguese traditional soup which are designed to make use of leftovers of the country’s much cherished staple food, stale...

    Acorda Alentejana (Portuguese Bread Soup)

    By Celticevergreen on January 16, 2012

    Recipe #471989

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    "Acordas are a type of Portuguese traditional soup which are designed to make use of leftovers of the country’s much cherished staple food, stale bread. The Moors, the medieval Arabs who occupied the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years, made copious and imaginative use of stale bread, employing it to thicken, enrich and bulk out everything..."

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    Ingredients: cilantro, eggs, olive oil...

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    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

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    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains
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    MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan.

    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains

    Recipe #80130

    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains

    By Ang11002 on January 5, 2004

    Recipe #80130

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    "MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

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    Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

    35 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    Kale and Bean Soup
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    This recipe is from my web-site ( www.portuguese-recipes.com ).It has many variations this is my rendition of it.It's a great meatless soup but you...

    Kale and Bean Soup

    Recipe #57691

    Kale and Bean Soup

    By Gil2 on April 3, 2003

    Recipe #57691

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    "This recipe is from my web-site ( www.portuguese-recipes.com ).It has many variations this is my rendition of it.It's a great meatless soup but you can always add sausage or even stew beef."

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    Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, dried thyme...

    18 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 40 mins

    Patatas Bravas - Potatoes for the Brave, Spanish Style!
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    There are many recipes for this famous Spanish tapas dish - this recipe was given to me by a Spanish friend from Madrid, and is the only recipe I use...

    Patatas Bravas - Potatoes for the Brave, Spanish Style!

    Recipe #225644

    Patatas Bravas - Potatoes for the Brave, Spanish Style!

    By French Tart on May 1, 2007

    Recipe #225644

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    "There are many recipes for this famous Spanish tapas dish - this recipe was given to me by a Spanish friend from Madrid, and is the only recipe I use now..........I like the fact that the potatoes are baked in the oven, making it easier to prepare & socialise with a glass of Sangria or two! In Spain, Patatas Bravas is often served with mayonnaise..."

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    Ingredients: Spanish onions, chopped tomatoes...

    10 Reviews

    Prep Time:35 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins

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    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains
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    MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan.

    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains

    Recipe #80130

    Oven Baked Sweet Plantains

    By Ang11002 on January 5, 2004

    Recipe #80130

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    "MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

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    Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

    35 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken
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    I love churrasqueira chicken and have been looking for a recipe to make it myself. I found this on Breakfast Television Toronto's web site. They got...

    Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken

    Recipe #371075

    Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken

    By Dreamer in Ontario on May 9, 2009

    Recipe #371075

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    "I love churrasqueira chicken and have been looking for a recipe to make it myself. I found this on Breakfast Television Toronto's web site. They got the recipe from Roasty Chicken Churrasqueira which is in the town of Maple just north of Toronto. A friend told me that she's used this sauce for fish and shrimp, too. I've tried it on shrimp and it's..."

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    Ingredients: garlic, lemon juice, olive oil...

    12 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 5 mins

    Easy Shrimp Mozambique
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    Spicy shrimp flavored with wine and garlic. I found this at epicurious.com and am posting for ZWT. Mozambique gained their freedom from Portugal in...

    Easy Shrimp Mozambique

    Recipe #369849

    Easy Shrimp Mozambique

    By BakinBaby on May 5, 2009

    Recipe #369849

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    "Spicy shrimp flavored with wine and garlic. I found this at epicurious.com and am posting for ZWT. Mozambique gained their freedom from Portugal in 1975, many of the foods of Mozambique have roots in Portugal cruisine."

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    Ingredients: shrimp, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

    10 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

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    Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken
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    I love churrasqueira chicken and have been looking for a recipe to make it myself. I found this on Breakfast Television Toronto's web site. They got...

    Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken

    Recipe #371075

    Traditional Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce for Chicken

    By Dreamer in Ontario on May 9, 2009

    Recipe #371075

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    "I love churrasqueira chicken and have been looking for a recipe to make it myself. I found this on Breakfast Television Toronto's web site. They got the recipe from Roasty Chicken Churrasqueira which is in the town of Maple just north of Toronto. A friend told me that she's used this sauce for fish and shrimp, too. I've tried it on shrimp and it's..."

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    Ingredients: garlic, lemon juice, olive oil...

    12 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 5 mins

    Portuguese Piri Piri Chicken Livers
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    If you can get hold of piri piri seicana chillies replace the birds-eye chillies. We add 5-10 ml chillies but I suggest that you adjust to your taste.

    Portuguese Piri Piri Chicken Livers

    Recipe #183073

    Portuguese Piri Piri Chicken Livers

    By Jean-Pierre Buys on August 25, 2006

    Recipe #183073

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    "If you can get hold of piri piri seicana chillies replace the birds-eye chillies. We add 5-10 ml chillies but I suggest that you adjust to your taste."

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    Ingredients: ground cumin, ground paprika...

    2 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

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