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Porto-style tripe and bean stew

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

⏱ Estimated time: 145 minutes🍽 Servings: 8🇵🇹 Portugal
Porto-style tripe and bean stew — Digitally created illustrative image
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Ingredients

  • 800 g cleaned pre-cooked beef tripe
  • 800 g cooked white beans
  • 300 g pre-cooked beef trotters
  • 150 g chouriço
  • 150 g cured ham
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 onions
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Cumin and pepper

Step-by-step method

  1. Buy properly cleaned and pre-cooked tripe and trotters from a reputable supplier; cut tripe into strips.
  2. Cook onion, garlic, carrots and bay in olive oil until softened.
  3. Add chouriço, cured ham, tripe and trotters, cover with water and simmer 45 minutes.
  4. Stir in white beans and cook another 30 minutes, avoiding breaking the beans.
  5. Season with cumin and pepper, taste before salting, and serve with white rice.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.