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Home | Recipes | Cuisine | Portuguese | Page 2

Portuguese Recipes

Portuguese food is one of the great underappreciated cuisines of the world. Rooted in centuries of exploration, shaped by trade, and deeply connected to the sea, it offers bold flavors, fresh ingredients, and comforting, satisfying dishes.

Whether you’re on the sun-splashed southern coast of the Algarve or in Trás-os-Montes in the mountainous north, Portugal’s culinary traditions reflect a deep love of good food, family, and simple, honest cooking.

A cataplana with slices of spicy chouriço sausage and sweet clams in a tomato-onion broth.
A child holding a malassadas, or Portuguese doughnut, in a paper napkin.

Malassadas ~ Portuguese Doughnuts

4 hrs 45 mins

A platter of Azorean carne assada--chunks of roasted beef, carrots, and sausage on a white plate.

Portuguese Carne Assada

6 hrs 30 mins

A Portuguese roast turkey with two stuffings in white bowls with a spoon resting in one of the bowls.

Portuguese Turkey with Two Stuffings

3 hrs

A brown ceramic bowl filled with Portuguese fish chowder, made with fish, potatoes, chouriço, tomatoes, and cilantro.

Portuguese Fish Chowder

2 hrs 15 mins

Portuguese Salt Cod and Chickpea Salad on a white plate with a silver serving spoon resting on the edge of theplate.

Portuguese Salt Cod and Chickpea Salad

2 hrs 30 mins

A white serving platter filled with Portuguese rice pudding and topped with toasted pistachios and cinnamon.

Portuguese Rice Pudding ~ Arroz Doce

1 hr

A man with a skillet of Portuguese punched potatoes, caramelized onions, cheese, called batatas a murro in Portuguese

Portuguese Punched Potatoes ~ Batatas a Murro

1 hr 40 mins

A pile of Portuguese peixinhos da horta (tempura green beans) draining on brown paper in a strainer, a spider spatula nearby

Peixinhos da Horta ~ Tempura Green Beans

40 mins

Portuguese Chourico Frittata in a cast iron skillet on a wooden cutting board.

Portuguese Sausage Frittata

40 mins

Silver spoon with a mound of Portuguese red pepper paste

Amped-Up Portuguese Red Pepper Paste

10 mins

A bowl of clams with chouriço, garlic, and cilantro with a savory broth on top of blue and white tiles.

Clams with Portuguese Sausage, Garlic, and Cilantro

35 mins

A wooden bowl filled with golf-ball-size fried potato and chouriço balls on a wooden tray.

Chouriço and Potato Balls

1 hr 30 mins

Plate of fried salt cod in a garlic-pepper sauce, on top are pepper flakes and sliced garlic cloves

Portuguese Salt Cod with Garlic-Pepper Sauce

20 mins

A black skillet with figs in Port wine and a spoon on the side.

Figs in Port

15 mins

Two skewers of grilled shrimp with piri-piri sauce in a dish on the side.

Grilled Shrimp with Piri-Piri Sauce

3 hrs

Portuguese white gazpacho with crab salad in a green soup bowl with bowls and flatware in the background.

Portuguese White Gazpacho with Crab

30 mins

A wide ceramic bowl filled with Portuguese duck risotto, topped with orange zest and parsley.

Portuguese Duck Risotto

2 hrs 45 mins

A partially cut Portuguese orange olive oil cake.

Portuguese Orange Olive Oil Cake

1 hr 30 mins

A person holding a spoonful of milk mayonnaise above a jar.

Milk Mayonnaise

5 mins

Irregular-shaped wafer cookies dotted with lemon and black olives in a wax paper wrapper on a green wood tray.

Portuguese Sweet Lemon-Black Olive Cookies

50 mins

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