With flavors like these, you have to wonder why the Portuguese ever left home during the Age of Discovery.
Recipes from My Lisbon
Sharing recipes inspired by the dishes that he grew up eating, chef Nuno Mendes takes you to his beloved Lisbon, revealing the secrets for re-creating the city’s most vibrant dishes. Via evocative essays and luminous photography, Mendes gives recipes for delicious bolas de Berlim (fluffy doughnuts often sold on the beach), sizzling squid with coriander, and roasted orange-rub pork belly with fennel. This is a heart-warming and intimate look at a city with a modern, bustling food scene that is nevertheless steeped in centuries-old traditions. Mendes’s portraits of Lisbon’s idiosyncrasies are threaded throughout the pages: impromptu sardine grills, endless snacking, and city-wide street carnivals. With gorgeous location photography, this book will bring to life Portugal’s magnificent capital city and its fabulous cuisine.
Portuguese Rice Pudding ~ Arroz Doce
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.
Portuguese Punched Potatoes ~ Batatas a Murro
Obscenely rich and soul-achingly satisfying. That’s what we think of these classic Portugueseroasted potatoes with caramelized onions and melted cheese.
Bolinhas de Chouriço com Batata
“Tater tots” Português. É assim que pensamos nesta mistura de batatas, chouriço e cebola que é frita até ficar crocante e dourada no exterior e impossivelmente arejada mas rica por dentro.
Chouriço and Potato Balls
Portuguese tater tots. That’s how we think of this mashup of potatoes, chouriço, and onion that’s deep-fried until crisp and golden on the outside and impossibly airy yet rich on the inside.