Best Portuguese Black Bean Stew Recipes

Portuguese Black Bean Chicken Stew image

Provided by Steve_G

Categories Stew

Time 2h15m

Yield 1 batch, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 cups dried black beans
1 1/4 gallons water
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced
2 medium red peppers, diced
1 medium red onion, diced
2 cups cleaned okra (fresh or frozen)
1 head garlic, diced
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 bunch chopped scallion
1/2 bunch chopped basil
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon ground cumin
fresh cracked black pepper

Steps:

Soak beans overnight in water.
The beans will double in volume.
Discard water and fill with new water to same level.
Add onion, garlic and cumin, simmer beans for one hour or until liquid is mostly absorbed and beans are semi soft.
If all liquid evaporates before beans are cooked add water (at least 1/2 inch above beans).
Add red pepper, okra and tomatoes and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
Finally; add sliced chicken, scallions, basil and cilantro.
Pull off heat and let chicken braise in the stew without any heat for approximately 10 minutes.
Serve when chicken is cooked and tender.

Portuguese Black Bean Stew image

Provided by Maggie May Schill

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 16

8 oz thick cut or slab bacon, chopped coarsely.
8-10 oz portuguese linguiça, sliced thinly
6 c black beans, cooked and unseasoned
1 large sweet onion, diced
6 clove garlic, sliced thinly
1 1/2 c beef broth
3-4 c fresh cilantro, chopped roughly
2 medium hierloom tomatoes, chopped coarsely
2 Tbsp paprika, sweet mild
1 1/2 tsp ground pepper flakes
1 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp fine ketchup
4 Tbsp anchovy sauce
1 Tbsp red vinegar
1 Tbsp all purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

1. Heat a heavy soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Cook bacon until rendered and just slightly brown stirring occasionally. That's about 5-8 minutes.
2. Add onions to the pot and cook until translucent. That's about 5 minutes. Add ketchup, red pepper flakes and vinegar; cook for about 3 minutes stir occasionally.
3. Add tomatoes and garlic to the pot and cook for an additional 10 minutes uncovered.
4. Add Linguiça to pot and stir to combine completely. Cook for 5 minutes. Add paprika, garlic powder,
5. Take pot out of boil and add black beans. Stir to completely incorporate.
6. Add flour and stir vigorously to thicken pot. Use beef broth if you accidentally overly thicken the pot to thin it back out. DO NOT overly flour the pot or it will taste like raw flour. If you have to thin it back out, be careful and do not even think about adding more flour!!!
7. Salt and pepper the pot to taste.
8. Add cilantro and stir. Serve!