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Cozido à Portuguesa (Boiled Dinner)
6 servings · 150 min total
A hearty, generous boil-up of beef, pork, chourico and root vegetables simmered together for hours — Portugal's ultimate one-pot family feast.
Ingredients
- 600 g stewing beef
- 1 chourico, sliced
- 1 morcela, sliced
- 400 g pork belly
- 4 g chicken thigh
- 1 white cabbage, cut into wedges
- 4 carrot, peeled and halved
- 2 turnip, peeled and quartered
- 6 potato, peeled
- 2 onion, halved
- 4 garlic
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Method
- 1.
Fill the pot with meats — Place the beef, pork belly, chourico, morcela and chicken thighs in a very large pot. Cover generously with water and add the onions, garlic, bay leaves and black pepper.
- 2.
Simmer the meats — Bring to a boil, skim off any foam, then reduce to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook for 75 minutes until the beef and pork are tender.
- 3.
Add the vegetables — Add the carrots and turnips and simmer for 15 minutes, then add the potatoes and cabbage wedges and continue cooking for 15-20 minutes until all the vegetables are tender.
- 4.
Plate the meats and vegetables — Lift out the meats and vegetables with a slotted spoon onto a large warmed platter, arranging them by type. Drizzle everything with olive oil and season with a little salt.
- 5.
Serve with the broth — Serve the cozido hot with the flavorful broth on the side, traditionally accompanied by rice cooked in some of the cooking liquid.