Light feijoada

Votes: 3

Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 12

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 206, total fat 7 G., saturated fats 3 G., proteins 13 G., carbohydrates 23 G., fiber 6 G., cholesterol 20 mg, sodium 289 mg, sugar 1 G.

Feijoada is a traditional Brazilian dish made with beans and a generous amount of various fatty meats. This version significantly reduces the fat and calories, highlighting feijoada's health benefits, and uses just the right amount of meat to impart its distinctive smoky flavor.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

450 g dry black beans
340 g chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
60 g bacon, cut into pieces
3 bay leaves
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 white onion, finely chopped
Boiled rice and orange slices for serving

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Soak beans in cold water for 8 hours or overnight.
Drain the beans, rinse, and set aside. Heat a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the chorizo and bacon and cook until golden brown, 5–7 minutes. Add the bay leaf, garlic, and onion and cook until the onion is soft, another 10 minutes.

Add the beans and 5 cups water; bring to a boil and simmer, covered, until the beans are tender and most of the water has been absorbed, 2.5 hours. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and taste. Serve with rice and orange slices.

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recipe / Calorie content of prepared meals / Main courses / Cereals, legumes / Meat / Food Network - recipes / Brazilian cuisine

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