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Frango com Cerveja - Chicken w/ Beer
This is such an easy Portuguese meal to prepare but the taste is AMAZING. My kids absolutely love it, they oooh and aaahhh constantly while eating.
Give it a try, don’t let the beer scare you off, you won’t taste it when the chicken is ready.
So this is how I make mine:
olive oil
1 chicken, cut up
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
salt and pepper
garlic powder
1 bottle of beer
2 cups of water
1/2 bottle of heavy whipping cream (8 oz)
In a large skillet, add a little bit of olive oil and the chicken. Cook for a few minutes until the chicken is browned on both sides.
Add the onions and the seasonings,
the beer and the water.
Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Keep checking to make sure it doesn’t dry out, add more water if needed.
When the chicken is done, add the whipping cream and cook for a minute or two until thickened. Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or fries.
Labels: chicken, fish portuguese, frango com cerveja, Main Dishes
Posted by Sandra
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Bacalhau com Natas - Cod Fish Casserole
This is one of those dishes that if you ask any portuguese person, they will most likely have tried it at least once in their life.
Bacalhau (salt cod fish) is a staple in the portuguese kitchen, and it can be quite expensive but it’s readily available in any Portuguese community. The only way I can get it here is either by having my family mail it all the way from South Africa or I would have to go online and pay a crazy amount for shipping.
Recently my commissary started carrying cod fish, not the salted kind, but it’s the same thing. Usually when it’s salted you have to soak it for 24 hours before cooking but when it’s just frozen you can skip that part.
So this past week I bought some to make this wonderful cod fish in a cream sauce with potatoes and onions and garlic and OH.MY.GOODNESS. Love it!
It’s also my kids favorite way to eat fish.
BACALHAU COM NATAS - COD FISH CASSEROLE
4 cod fish fillets (btw, you can substitute any other fish if you prefer)
4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 medium onions, sliced thinly (or 1 large)
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
olive oil
salt and pepper
shredded carrots....about 1/4 cup
3 green onions, thinly sliced
For the cream sauce:
2 cups of milk
1 cup of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of butter
4 tablespoons flour
Cook the potatoes in boiling water until tender, transfer to an oven proof dish. Set aside. In another pot, cook the fish until done, drain and shred the cod fish.
In a skillet, add the olive oil, onions,
garlic,
carrots, green onions
and salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes until veggies are tender, add the cod fish and check the seasonings. (If you’re using salt cod you don’t need to add any extra salt)
In separate pot, mix the milk, cream, butter and flour and using a wire whisk, cook over medium heat until thick. If need be use an immersion blender to get all the lumps out.
Add the cod fish mixture to the potatoes and stir everything together.
Now pour the cream sauce over the mixture
and pop into a 375º oven for about 20 minutes or until it’s hot and bubbly. (Another variation is to add some bread crumbs to the top before popping in the oven).
Labels: bacalhau, cod fish, Main Dishes, portuguese
Posted by Sandra
Monday, November 17, 2008
Auntie Betty’s Pasta Casserole!
Another great recipe from the Mennonite Girls Can Cook blog.
AUNTIE BETTY’S PASTA CASSEROLE
1 1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
6 green onion stems chopped
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cans tomato soup
4 ounces cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
grated cheese for the topping
noodles of your choice. . .8 0unces
In a large skillet, fry the ground beef, breaking it up and browning it.
Add the garlic salt, salt, sugar, chopped green onions, and pepper. Simmer a few minutes.
Add the two cans of tomato soup and simmer a few minutes.
In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and the sour cream.
Cook the noodles until just tender.
In a 9 X 13 pan, layer the meat sauce, noodles, and cream cheese/sour cream sauce.
Repeat and then top with grated cheese.
Bake at 350 for one hour.
Labels: pasta
Posted by Sandra
