If you just want the recipe, scroll down. Otherwise, take a journey with me to Lisbon as I recollect the first time I met this soup. What’s a secret dinner? Our city team leader, Gonçalo was an amateaur cook. He really was an artist and photographer. His quiet, disheveled demeanor is intriguing in an artist.… Continue reading Açorda à Alentejana (Portuguese Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro)
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Caldo Verde: Portuguese kale soup
Caldo Verde Pao com choriço Literally meaning, “green soup,” this famous homestyle soup is made with potatoes, sausage, and strung with kale like confetti. Because I found the particular Portuguese sausage “linguica” hard to find, I substituted choriço instead. (Choriço is not the same as Mexican chorizo. Portuguese choriço is dried and fully cooked like… Continue reading Caldo Verde: Portuguese kale soup
Simple Paella under an hour
While I went to Valencia, Spain to learn from the masters and the birthplace of paella, a lot of the ingredients they used are not available in the US, or worst yet- not fresh to add into paella. Watch a clip of the traditional one here. So, I adopted the paella recipe to American tastes… Continue reading Simple Paella under an hour
Açorda à Alentejana (Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro) Recipe: Secret dinner in Portugal
Our city team leader, Gonçalo, was an amateur cook. He was an artist and photographer. His quiet, disheveled demeanor is intriguing in an artist. I decided to sign up for his dinner. He had planned it perfectly. He made us meet at sunset at a local’s favorite lookout point. We took pictures, met the other… Continue reading Açorda à Alentejana (Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro) Recipe: Secret dinner in Portugal