Best Brooklyn Feijoada Recipes

FEIJOADA

Steps:

• The day before you plan on cooking the feijoada, trim the excess fat of all the meats (except the bacon) and place them in a large bowl. Cover with cold water and refrigerate for 24 hours, changing the water 3-4 times, to get rid of the excess salt.
• Place the black beans in a separate bowl and cover with cold water. Let them soak overnight in the fridge.
• Drain the meat and beans. Place the soaked meat in a large Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot and cover with enough water so they're all submerged. Cook, over medium-high heat, until boiling. Let them boil for 20 minutes, adding more water as needed. Drain and reserve.
• Combine the boiled carne seca, beans, bay leaves and orange in that same pot. Pour 2.5 quarts cold water and cook, over medium-high heat, until boiling. Lower the heat to a gentle simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, add the sausages. Cover and continue simmering, occasionally skimming the fat that rises to the top, until the meat is tender, about 1.5 to 2 hours.
• Remove the orange and bay leaves. Discard. Remove the meat and sausage and slice into smaller pieces. Reserve.
• Heat the oil in a sauté pan, over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until no longer raw but not yet golden brown, about 3-5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until softened and fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Add a ladleful of the cooked beans, without liquid, and stir to combine. Using a fork, mash the beans, to release their starch.
• Pour that mixture into the feijoada pot and cook over medium heat, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until thickened. If too thick, add more water as needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Return the meats back to the pot.
• Serve with white rice, collard greens, fried bananas, farofa, vinaigrette salsa and orange slices!

MY BRAZILIAN FEIJOADA

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans; soak according to package directions. Meanwhile, place pork roast, short ribs and bacon in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, bay leaf and seasonings; pour chicken broth, water and beef broth over meat. Cook, covered, on high 2 hours. , Stir in beans and sausage. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours, until meat and beans are tender. Discard bay leaf. Remove short ribs. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Shred meat with 2 forks; return to slow cooker. Top servings with orange sections. If desired, serve with hot cooked rice.

FEIJOADA (BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add 3/4 cup of chopped onion, green onions, and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 4 minutes. Pour in the soaked beans and fill with enough water to cover beans by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered for 2 hours, or until tender.
• While beans are cooking, place ham hocks in smaller pot with 1/4 cup of the chopped onion. Cover with water and simmer, until meat pulls off of the bone easily, about 1 hour. Drain and add to the beans.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place ham, bacon, and remaining onion in a baking dish. Bake 15 minutes or until mixture is crispy.
• Drain the bacon and ham mixture, and add to the beans. Season with bay leaves, coriander, salt and pepper. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes more. Stir in chopped cilantro and parsley just before serving.

FEIJOADA

Steps:

• Place beans, feet, tails, tongue, bacon and bay leaves in a heavy pot. Cover with water by 1 inch, about 10 cups. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Skim any foam that comes up. When the mixture boils, turn heat down to a gentle simmer. Skim foam for the first 40 minutes. Turn heat down to a low simmer, and cover with a lid. Occasionally add water to keep it covered by 1/2 inch, and give it a stir.
• Two to 2 1/2 hours later, the beans and meats should be quite tender but not falling apart. Add the sausage, and simmer for another 30 to 40 minutes, until meats are very tender and the stew is rich but not stiff (thin with water if necessary). During this final cooking time, stir to break up some of the beans; their starch will make the stew creamy.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat until shimmering. Cook onion, stirring, for 15 minutes, until evenly browned and very sweet. Turn heat up to medium-high, and add remaining oil and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the garlic is golden, about 3 minutes. Bring beans back to a boil over high heat, stir in the onion mixture, season to taste with salt and serve with white rice, orange slices, farofa (see recipe) and Brazilian collard greens (see recipe).

BROOKLYN FEIJOADA

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine beans and enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Let soak in refrigerator overnight. Drain and set aside.
• In large heavy pot over moderately high heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking. Working in batches, brown pork loin, stew beef, beef short ribs, carne seca, sausage, bacon, and pork chops, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer browned meat to cutting board.
• Lower heat to moderately low, add onions and garlic to fat in pot, and sauté until onions are soft and translucent, about 8-10 minutes. Add beans, meat, salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Raise heat to high, bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer, covered, until meat is falling off bones, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• To Serve:
• Arrange beans in center of large serving platter and surround with meat.

FEIJOADA: BLACK BEANS AND RICE RECIPE FROM BRAZIL

Steps:

• Sort and rinse black beans, being sure to remove any errant stones.
• Quick brine the beans, by combining the salt, water, and beans in a large Dutch oven and bringing them to a boil over high heat.
• Remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse the beans in cold water.
• Put brined beans, ham bone, and approximately 6 c. water into Dutch oven and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer, and simmer for about 45 minutes.
• Sauté green pepper and and onion in olive oil until onions are translucent, approximately 5-6 minutes.
• Add minced garlic and sauté for an additional minute.
• Add this mixture, and the salt, pepper, oregano, bay leaf, ham and sugar to the beans and ham bone. Simmer beans for another hour.
• About 5 minutes before serving, add vinegar and wine, and continue simmering for another 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice, with any/all of the suggested garnishes listed in the notes.