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Roast cod with olive oil and smashed potatoes

Roasted salt cod loins with garlic, olive oil and lightly smashed potatoes, Portuguese home-style.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 60 minutes

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Portuguese baked duck rice

Oven-baked duck rice, finished with slices of Portuguese chouriço and a golden crust.

✦ Meat⏱ 100 minutes

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Trás-os-Montes bean stew

A hearty northern Portuguese bean stew with pork, cabbage and traditional smoked sausages.

✦ Meat⏱ 130 minutes

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Portuguese custard tarts

Flaky puff-pastry custard tarts with golden, caramelised tops.

✦ Desserts⏱ 45 minutes

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Roasted octopus with smashed potatoes

Tender octopus roasted with plenty of olive oil, garlic and smashed potatoes.

✦ Fish⏱ 90 minutes

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Porto-style francesinha sandwich

A rich Porto sandwich layered with meats and cheese, covered in a warm beer and tomato sauce.

✦ Meat⏱ 45 minutes

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Clams Bulhão Pato style

Portuguese clams cooked with garlic, coriander, olive oil and lemon.

✦ Seafood⏱ 25 minutes

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Portuguese kale and potato soup

Classic potato and finely shredded greens soup, served with olive oil and chouriço.

✦ Soups⏱ 45 minutes

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100 Portuguese dishes

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Roast cod with olive oil and smashed potatoes

Roasted salt cod loins with garlic, olive oil and lightly smashed potatoes, Portuguese home-style.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 60 minutes

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Salt cod with shoestring potatoes and eggs

Shredded salt cod, soft scrambled eggs, golden shoestring potatoes and olives.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 35 minutes

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Creamy baked cod and potatoes

Shredded salt cod and potato baked with a creamy sauce and a browned top.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 75 minutes

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Gomes de Sá cod with potatoes

Porto-style cod with potatoes, onions, hard-boiled eggs, olives and olive oil.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 65 minutes

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Cod with mayonnaise and mashed potatoes

Baked salt cod with onions, mashed potatoes and a lightly golden mayonnaise topping.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 85 minutes

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Minho-style fried cod with onions

Crisp pan-fried cod with golden potato rounds and paprika onions.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 70 minutes

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Cod with Portuguese cornbread crust

Oven-baked salt cod topped with a fragrant Portuguese cornbread crumb.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 65 minutes

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Braga-style cod with fried potatoes

Northern Portuguese cod with fried potatoes, softened onions and peppers.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 70 minutes

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Portuguese-style baked cod

Home-style baked cod with potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and olive oil.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 65 minutes

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Trás-os-Montes style cod bake

Rustic baked cod with potatoes, onion, smoked sausage and garlic.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 75 minutes

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Creamy Portuguese shredded cod gratin

Creamy oven gratin with shredded cod, carrot, bread and béchamel.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 85 minutes

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Portuguese boiled cod with all the trimmings

Traditional Christmas-style poached cod with vegetables, eggs and olive oil.

✦ Salt cod⏱ 55 minutes

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Roasted octopus with smashed potatoes

Tender octopus roasted with plenty of olive oil, garlic and smashed potatoes.

✦ Fish⏱ 90 minutes

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Portuguese grilled sardines

Fresh sardines grilled over strong heat and served simply with potatoes and salad.

✦ Fish⏱ 35 minutes

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Portuguese grilled sea bream

Whole grilled sea bream with lemon, olive oil and simple boiled potatoes.

✦ Fish⏱ 40 minutes

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Sea bass baked in salt crust

Whole sea bass gently baked in a protective salt crust.

✦ Fish⏱ 55 minutes

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Portuguese fish stew

A traditional layered fish stew with potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and onions.

✦ Fish⏱ 60 minutes

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Portuguese monkfish rice

Brothy monkfish rice with tomato, pepper and fresh coriander.

✦ Fish⏱ 60 minutes

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Portuguese fish and pasta stew

Small pasta shells simmered with fish in a fragrant tomato broth.

✦ Fish⏱ 50 minutes

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Mackerel in Portuguese vinegar marinade

Small fried horse mackerel with warm onion, bay and vinegar sauce.

✦ Fish⏱ 55 minutes

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Bragança-style trout with cured ham

Pan-fried trout with cured ham, potatoes and lemon, in a northern style.

✦ Fish⏱ 50 minutes

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Portuguese lamprey in red-wine sauce

Minho-style lamprey slowly cooked in a red-wine and aromatic sauce.

✦ Fish⏱ 115 minutes

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Skate with garlic and vinegar sauce

Poached skate with potatoes and a fragrant garlic-vinegar dressing.

✦ Fish⏱ 50 minutes

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Portuguese seafood rice

Brothy seafood rice with prawns, mussels and clams in a tomato and coriander broth.

✦ Seafood⏱ 60 minutes

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Clams Bulhão Pato style

Portuguese clams cooked with garlic, coriander, olive oil and lemon.

✦ Seafood⏱ 25 minutes

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Algarve seafood cataplana

Shellfish steamed in a Portuguese cataplana with tomatoes, peppers and herbs.

✦ Seafood⏱ 55 minutes

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Portuguese seafood bread açorda

Silky bread açorda with prawns, clams, coriander and egg.

✦ Seafood⏱ 55 minutes

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Portuguese razor-clam rice

Juicy Portuguese rice with razor clams, tomato and coriander.

✦ Seafood⏱ 55 minutes

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Setúbal-style fried cuttlefish

Crisp golden cuttlefish strips, the emblematic snack of Setúbal.

✦ Seafood⏱ 40 minutes

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Portuguese stuffed squid

Tender squid stuffed with chopped tentacles and bread, simmered in tomato sauce.

✦ Seafood⏱ 80 minutes

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Algarve-style sautéed squid

Garlicky squid cooked with white wine, olive oil and fresh herbs.

✦ Seafood⏱ 50 minutes

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Portuguese dressed crab

Dressed brown crab served in its shell with a gently seasoned creamy filling.

✦ Seafood⏱ 45 minutes

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Mussels with Portuguese onion sauce

Steamed mussels in a light Portuguese onion, tomato and wine sauce.

✦ Seafood⏱ 35 minutes

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Portuguese garlic prawns

Quick sautéed prawns with garlic, olive oil and optional chilli.

✦ Seafood⏱ 20 minutes

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Portuguese whelk and bean stew

Coastal bean stew with cooked whelks, white beans and tomato.

✦ Seafood⏱ 100 minutes

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Portuguese baked duck rice

Oven-baked duck rice, finished with slices of Portuguese chouriço and a golden crust.

✦ Meat⏱ 100 minutes

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Trás-os-Montes bean stew

A hearty northern Portuguese bean stew with pork, cabbage and traditional smoked sausages.

✦ Meat⏱ 130 minutes

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Alentejo-style pork with clams

Marinated pork and clams with coriander, garlic and crisp potatoes.

✦ Meat⏱ 60 minutes

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Portuguese mixed meat and vegetable boil

A celebratory platter of simmered meats, sausages and vegetables, often served with stock-cooked rice.

✦ Meat⏱ 160 minutes

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Porto-style francesinha sandwich

A rich Porto sandwich layered with meats and cheese, covered in a warm beer and tomato sauce.

✦ Meat⏱ 45 minutes

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Bairrada-style roast suckling pig

Slow-roasted suckling pig with crisp skin and aromatic seasoning.

✦ Meat⏱ 210 minutes

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Portuguese roast kid goat

Herb- and wine-marinated kid goat roasted with potatoes.

✦ Meat⏱ 160 minutes

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Minho-style pork rojões

Garlicky marinated pork pieces, browned and slowly cooked in a northern Portuguese style.

✦ Meat⏱ 95 minutes

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Mirandela alheira with greens

Golden Portuguese alheira sausage with turnip greens, potatoes and egg.

✦ Meat⏱ 45 minutes

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Portuguese steak with ham and egg

Garlic-butter steak topped with cured ham and a fried egg.

✦ Meat⏱ 35 minutes

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Lafões-style roast veal

Slow oven-roasted veal with white wine, garlic and potatoes.

✦ Meat⏱ 180 minutes

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Mirandese thick-cut beef steak

Thick-cut steak cooked on a hot grill, served simply with olive oil and garlic.

✦ Meat⏱ 30 minutes

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Alentejo lamb and bread stew

Tender lamb stew with herbs, served over thick slices of country bread.

✦ Meat⏱ 130 minutes

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Portuguese bread migas with pork ribs

Soft garlicky bread migas served with slow-cooked golden pork ribs.

✦ Meat⏱ 110 minutes

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Portuguese broad beans with pork ribs

Spring broad beans stewed with pork ribs, chouriço and coriander.

✦ Meat⏱ 95 minutes

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Porto-style tripe and bean stew

Porto style slow-cooked tripe stew with white beans and smoked meats.

✦ Meat⏱ 145 minutes

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Portuguese goat and red-wine chanfana

Slow-braised goat in red wine, traditionally made in black clay cookware.

✦ Meat⏱ 200 minutes

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Ponte de Lima-style sarrabulho rice

Brothy spiced meat rice inspired by the Ponte de Lima sarrabulho tradition.

✦ Meat⏱ 135 minutes

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Portuguese chicken cabidela rice

Traditional Portuguese chicken rice with a dark, gently tangy sauce.

✦ Meat⏱ 85 minutes

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Portuguese chicken in a clay pot

Chicken braised in a covered clay pot with tomato, wine and herbs.

✦ Meat⏱ 105 minutes

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Portuguese kale and potato soup

Classic potato and finely shredded greens soup, served with olive oil and chouriço.

✦ Soups⏱ 45 minutes

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Portuguese bean and sausage soup

Hearty bean, vegetable and sausage soup associated with Almeirim.

✦ Soups⏱ 110 minutes

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Alentejo bread soup

Rustic Alentejo bread with a hot garlic, coriander and olive oil broth and poached eggs.

✦ Soups⏱ 25 minutes

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Alentejo dogfish soup

An Alentejo fish soup with coriander, garlic, bread and a gently tangy broth.

✦ Soups⏱ 50 minutes

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Alentejo tomato soup with poached eggs

Ripe tomato soup served with rustic bread and poached eggs.

✦ Soups⏱ 45 minutes

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Portuguese chicken soup

A light Portuguese chicken broth with pasta or rice and fresh mint.

✦ Soups⏱ 75 minutes

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Portuguese chestnut soup

Velvety chestnut soup with leek and olive oil.

✦ Soups⏱ 50 minutes

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Portuguese green pea soup

Bright green pea soup with onion and a hint of mint.

✦ Soups⏱ 40 minutes

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Portuguese bean and cabbage soup

Hearty bean, cabbage, potato and carrot soup.

✦ Soups⏱ 65 minutes

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Portuguese homestyle vegetable soup

Everyday Portuguese vegetable soup with a smooth base and tender diced greens.

✦ Soups⏱ 45 minutes

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Salt cod fritters

Golden salt-cod fritters with onion and parsley.

✦ Snacks⏱ 40 minutes

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Portuguese salt-cod cakes

Golden fried cod and potato croquettes flavoured with parsley.

✦ Snacks⏱ 50 minutes

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Peixinhos da horta fried green beans

Tender green beans dipped in a light batter and fried until crisp.

✦ Snacks⏱ 30 minutes

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Portuguese chouriço savoury fritters

Golden savoury bite-sized fritters dotted with Portuguese chouriço.

✦ Snacks⏱ 40 minutes

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Portuguese garlic pork pica-pau

Tender bite-sized meat with garlic pan sauce and pickles.

✦ Snacks⏱ 35 minutes

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Portuguese braised chicken gizzards

Chicken gizzards braised until tender in garlicky tomato sauce.

✦ Snacks⏱ 90 minutes

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Pan-roasted Portuguese chouriço

Warm charred chouriço slices served as a Portuguese snack.

✦ Snacks⏱ 20 minutes

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Portuguese octopus salad

Tender chilled octopus with onion, parsley, olive oil and vinegar.

✦ Snacks⏱ 70 minutes

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Portuguese black-eyed bean and tuna salad

Black-eyed beans with tuna, onion, parsley and boiled egg.

✦ Snacks⏱ 20 minutes

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Seasoned Portuguese lupini beans

Ready-to-eat lupini beans tossed with garlic, parsley and lemon.

✦ Snacks⏱ 15 minutes

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Portuguese pork bifana sandwiches

Tender, saucy pork slices served in crusty Portuguese bread rolls.

✦ Snacks⏱ 40 minutes

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Portuguese custard tarts

Flaky puff-pastry custard tarts with golden, caramelised tops.

✦ Desserts⏱ 45 minutes

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Portuguese rice pudding

Creamy sweet rice cooked with milk, lemon peel and cinnamon.

✦ Desserts⏱ 55 minutes

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Portuguese caramel egg flan

Silky caramel-covered egg custard cooked gently in a water bath.

✦ Desserts⏱ 70 minutes

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Portuguese burnt-sugar custard

Creamy egg-yolk custard with lemon and cinnamon, topped with caramelised sugar.

✦ Desserts⏱ 35 minutes

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Portuguese almond and egg-yolk cake

Dense Portuguese almond and egg-yolk cake with a tender centre.

✦ Desserts⏱ 70 minutes

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Alentejo sericaia custard cake

Airy baked Alentejo egg-and-milk dessert with cinnamon.

✦ Desserts⏱ 65 minutes

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Ovar-style soft sponge cake

Ovar-inspired Portuguese sponge with an especially soft centre.

✦ Desserts⏱ 45 minutes

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Alfeizerão-style soft sponge cake

Delicate yolk-rich Portuguese sponge inspired by Alfeizerão.

✦ Desserts⏱ 40 minutes

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Sintra puff pastry pillows

Crisp puff-pastry pillows filled with sweet almond-and-egg cream.

✦ Desserts⏱ 60 minutes

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Sintra cheese tartlets

Traditional-inspired little cheese tarts flavoured with cinnamon.

✦ Desserts⏱ 60 minutes

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Aveiro sweet egg-yolk filling

Silky egg-yolk and sugar confection inspired by Aveiro sweets.

✦ Desserts⏱ 55 minutes

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Madeira sugarcane molasses cake

Dark richly spiced Madeira cake made with sugarcane molasses and nuts.

✦ Desserts⏱ 100 minutes

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Portuguese coffee biscuit cake

No-bake layered Maria biscuit cake with coffee and buttercream.

✦ Desserts⏱ 275 minutes

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Portuguese cinnamon French toast

Cinnamon-sugar Portuguese French toast, especially loved at Christmas.

✦ Desserts⏱ 40 minutes

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Portuguese Christmas fritters

Light festive yeast dough fried and dusted with cinnamon sugar.

✦ Desserts⏱ 120 minutes

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Portuguese sweet vermicelli

Sweet vermicelli cooked in milk with lemon and cinnamon.

✦ Desserts⏱ 35 minutes

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Portuguese caramel mousse

Airy caramel dessert made with cooked condensed milk.

✦ Desserts⏱ 205 minutes

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Évora egg-yolk syrup dessert

Rich Alentejo-style egg-yolk sweet set in a light sugar syrup.

✦ Desserts⏱ 50 minutes

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Portuguese sweet potato almond broas

Small Christmas sweet potato and almond biscuits with citrus.

✦ Desserts⏱ 60 minutes

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Portuguese poached meringues

Soft poached egg-white meringues served with vanilla-cinnamon custard.

✦ Desserts⏱ 50 minutes

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Alentejo-style garlic bread migas

Rustic garlic-and-coriander bread migas cooked into a soft roll.

✦ Sides⏱ 35 minutes

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Portuguese coriander and garlic bread soup

Simple Alentejo-inspired bread soup with garlic, coriander and poached egg.

✦ Sides⏱ 30 minutes

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Portuguese smashed roasted potatoes

Small skin-on potatoes gently cracked and dressed with olive oil and garlic.

✦ Sides⏱ 50 minutes

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Portuguese saucy rice and beans

Loose, savoury rice with red beans in a light tomato and onion broth.

✦ Sides⏱ 45 minutes

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