Feijoada (Pork and Kidney Beans)

Goan Feijoada Pork and Kidney Beans
Goan Feijoada (Pork and Kidney Beans)
A complex and delicious traditional Portuguese stew with a Goan spin on it. Consisting of Pork, Goan pork sausages and Kidney beans, this dish is a tangy and spicy meal in itself.

Ingredients:
1 kilogram pork (cleaned, cubed and salted)
1/2 kilogram goa pork sausages
1/2 kilogram kidney beans (canned or cooked by you)
2 large onions (chopped fine)
5 curry leaves
1 tablespoon ginger/garlic paste
4 green chilies (slit in half)
1 tablespoon recheado masala (recheado masala recipe)
3 tablespoon vinegar
salt to taste


Directions:
1. Prep your ingredients and spices before you begin to save time while cooking.



2. Apply the ginger/garlic paste to the pork and keep aside for 1/2 hour.



3. In a deep pot, saute the onions until they brown.



4. Add the recheado masala to the onions and fry for a few minutes.



5. Add the curry leaves and chilies to the mix and continue to fry for a little longer.



6. Add the pork to the spice mix and mix well.



7. Add the sausages to the mix next.



8. Cover and cook for around 10 minutes.



9Add a cup of water, the vinegar and check for salt. Cover and cook on medium heat until the pork is completely tender (approximately 45 minutes).



10Add the cooked beans, and do a final taste for salt and vinegar. Cook for another 5 or 10 minutes.



11Turn off the heat, and let the Feijoada mature overnight before eating.



12. Reheat and serve with steamed rice or bread.





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