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If you come to Brazil, this is one of the dishes you must try!!! Feijoada is one of the most famous brazilian dishes, and it´s sooooo good heheheh =P
This dish is made of black beans, pork meat and dry meat; those ingredients are all cooked together....there are many variations of this dish: some people don´t put the other parts of the pig (like the foot....blerc) and prefer to use only the dry meat....some feijoadas have chili, others don´t, etc....but they are all good! Feijoada is usually eaten with rice, sliced kale and oranges....Ah! And of course, the caipirinha hehehe
There an interesting history behind this meal: it was originaly created by the slaves, during the time of colonization. The most powerfull had for meal the most noble parts of meat, while left for the slaves the remainings. the slaves than cooked those rests of meat with beans (usually black, that weren´t used by their owners)...then, feijoada was born!!!

If you want to have a taste of brazil in your home, here´s one example of recipe:
1 lb. black beans
1 lb. smoked ham hocks
1 of each: pork foot, ear, tail, tongue (optional)
1 lb. Mexican "chorizo," "pepperoni" or Brazilian "linguiça"
1/2 lb. Chunk of lean Canadian bacon or Brazilian "carne seca"(dry meat)
1/2 lb. Smoked pork or beef ribs
3-4 strips of smoked bacon
1/2 lb. lean pork
1/2 lb. lean beef
1 large onion
4 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons of olive or vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
salt to taste
black pepper
hot sauce (optional)/ "cachaça" just for a taste
Soak beans overnight in large container. Next morning, cook beans for 4-5 hours at low heat. Place ham hocks, chorizo, ribs and Canadian bacon in deep pan with plenty of water and bring to a boil. Change water and bring to a new boil, repeating the procedure at least three times to tenderize cured meats and remove excess fat. In a large frying pan saut‚ onion and garlic using either vegetable or olive oil (smoked bacon strips optional) for two or three minutes. Toss in cubed pork and beef. Saut‚ an additional two-three minutes.
Mash 5-l0 tablespoons of beans and add to large pot. The resulting paste will thicken sauce. Add two tablespoons of olive oil, three garlic cloves all chopped-up or mashed, along with a tablespoon of white vinegar and a teaspoon of red-hot pepper. Stir, heat over medium fire for two-three minutes, then transfer to contents of frying pan. (You may use two frying pans, if necessary) Let simmer for l0-l5 minutes. Add contents of frying pan(s) to the beans and let boil at medium heat for 1-2 hours.

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Visiting Brazil?

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