portuguese

Our very own David Leite shares the recipes behind the drama-drenched Thanksgiving stuffings he grew up with at his family’s Portuguese table.

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The Azores, the mysterious nine-island archipelago situated 1,000 miles off the coast of Europe, boasts simple, rustic Portuguese food that’s unique from what you’ll find anywhere on the mainland.

A traditional Azorean dish that boasts meltingly tender oven-braised beef, potatoes, chouriço, and onions. It’s a rustic, homey, Sunday supper sorta dish from David’s VERY Portuguese mom.

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David muses about how the Portuguese in America celebrate Thanksgiving, complete with two different yet requisite stuffings on the table.

Milk mayonnaise, a thick luscious treat in Portugal and Spain, is an eggless condiment with all the same richness and flavor as regular mayo. David explains it all for you.

These breads are chockfull of Portuguese sausage, including chouriço and presunto. Practically a meal in themselves.

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Considered Portugal’s national dish, caldo verde, or green soup, is a homey dish of potatoes, kale sliced whisker thin, and smoky pork sausage.

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An intoxicatingly aromatic Portuguese classic that’s a tomato-based combo of stew and soup and chowder made of fish, potatoes, and chorizo.

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Summer tomatoes are turned into a sweet jelly that’s a Portuguese classic. Use it as you would any jelly as well as with cheese plates.

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Sonhos–Portuguese for “dreams”–is an apt name for Portugal’s dreamy doughnuts that are as easy to make as they are to eat.

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A Portuguese classic made with red peppers, caçoila de Pico is a slowly simmered affair that’s well worth the wait.

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Traditional Portuguese rice pudding is cooked risotto-style with a lilt of citrus and the warmness of cinnamon. Easy as can be. With all the creamy richness you’ve come to expect from rice pudding.

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Obscenely rich and soul-achingly satisfying. That’s what we think of these classic Portugueseroasted potatoes with caramelized onions and melted cheese.

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This classic Portuguese dessert with its tender crumb and citrus smack tastes as stunning as it looks. Swear.

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