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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 youโ€™re on the sun-splashed southern coast of the Algarve or in Trรกs-os-Montes in the mountainous north, Portugalโ€™s culinary traditions reflect a deep love of good food, family, and simple, honest cooking.

A cataplana with slices of spicy chouriรงo sausage and sweet clams in a tomato-onion broth.
Portuguese mini lemon-orange cakes piled on a cake stand.

Portuguese Mini Lemon-Orange Cakes ~ Queques

45 mins

A large bowl filled with Portuguese rabbit hunter style, with a glass of red wine and a cutting board with slice baguette in the background.

Portuguese Rabbit Hunter Style

2 hrs 30 mins

A piece of Portuguese tea flan on a white plate, drizzled with caramel sauce.

Portuguese Tea Flan

4 hrs 30 mins

A white round plate topped with a serving of Portuguese salad of black-eyed peas with tuna with a fork resting in the salad and a crust of bread on the side.

Portuguese Salad of Black-Eyed Peas with Tuna

5 hrs

Portuguese Peas and Eggs in a white scalloped bowl with a silver serving spoon.

Portuguese Peas and Eggs ~ Ervilhas com Ovos

20 mins

A floral plate with a slice of Portuguese almond torte, dusted with icing sugar, with a dollop of whipped cream and shreds of lemon zest.

Portuguese Almond Torte ~ Bolo de Amรชndoa

1 hr 15 mins

A copper pot of bacalhau a Bras--or Portuguese scrambled eggs, salt cod, potatoes, onions, olives, and parsley.

Bacalhau a Bras ~ Salt Cod, Potatoes & Eggs

1 hr 15 mins

A black bowl filled with Portuguese bread soup with shrimp on a grey folded cloth.

Portuguese Bread Soup with Shrimp ~ Aรงorda de Mariscos

1 hr 30 mins

Three pasteis de nata on a slate background sprinkled with powder sugar.

Pastel de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tarts

2 hrs 30 mins

Five Portuguese deep-fried green beans standing in a white cup.

Portuguese Deep-Fried Green Beans

45 mins

A white plate of bacalhau consoada or Portuguese Christmas Eve cod, with salt cod, small potatoes, and blanched kale.

Christmas Eve Cod ~ Bacalhau da Consoada

1 hr

Two white bowls of Portuguese fennel soup with spoons resting inside and crusty bread on the side.

Portuguese Fennel Soup

2 hrs

A cast iron skillet with cacoila--or chucks of Portuguese stewed beef, bay leaf, and a fork

Caรงoila ~ Portuguese Stewed Beef

1 d

A white bowl of caldo verde, or Portuguese kale soup (green broth) with thinly sliced kale and three chourico coins floating in the center.

Caldo Verde ~ Portuguese Green Soup

1 hr 5 mins

A jar of Portuguese tomato jelly with a small tomato next to it.

Portuguese Tomato Jelly

1 hr 15 mins

A close up of an oval plate with 3 pastรฉis de bacalhau, or Portuguese salt cod fritters, and a lemon wedge, one is being cut into with a knife and fork.

Pastรฉis de Bacalhau ~ Salt Cod Fritters

1 hr 15 mins

A red pot filled with sonhos dusted with cinnamon sugar and one cut Portuguese doughnut resting beside the bowl.

Sonhos ~ Portuguese Doughnuts

1 hr

Nine Portuguese coconut custard tarts on a wire rack.

Portuguese Coconut Custard Tarts

45 mins

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