Recipe for Brazilian black bean stew
Brazilian Black Bean Stew (Feijoada)1 (3 to 4 pound) smoked beef tongue 8 cups cold water 2 (12 ounce) packages dried black beans 1/2 pound dried beef 4 smoked chorizo links 1/2 pound sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces Sauce 1 large orange, thinly sliced Hot cooked rice Place beef tongue in Dutch oven; add enough water to cover beef. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until tender, about 3 hours. Heat water and beans to boiling in Dutch oven or large kettle; boil gently 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Remove and mash 2 cups beans and liquid; reserve mashed beans for Sauce. Plunge beef tongue into cold water. Cut lengthwise slashes in skin; peel off skin. Remove any fat and cartilage. Cut beef tongue into 1/4-inch slices; stir into unmashed beans. Cut dried beef into bite-size pieces; prick chorizos thoroughly with fork. Stir dried beef, chorizos and bacon into beans and tongue. Add just enough water to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Prepare Sauce. Stir half the Sauce into meat-bean mixture. Cover and cook until beans are mushy, about 1 hour, adding 1/2 to 1 cup water if necessary. Heat remaining Sauce over low heat. Arrange beef tongue slices in center of platter; arrange remaining chorizos around tongue slices. Pour Sauce over meats. Cut orange slices into halves; arrange around meats. Pour remaining beans into tureen; serve with rice. Yields 12 to 14 servings. Sauce 1 chorizo, cooked with beans 4 jalapeño peppers, finely chopped 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper Cut reserved chorizo into 1-inch pieces. Cook and stir chorizo and remaining ingredients in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 3 minutes. Stir 2 cups reserved beans into chorizo mixture; heat until hot.
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