Month: February 2023

Portuguese Chicken and Rice by The Portuguese American Mom 

Recipe:

Portuguese Chicken and Rice by The Portuguese American Mom 

1 large onion, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

2 Tbs olive oil

1 Tbs Pimenta Moida 

2lbs Chicken breast, cubed

1/2 chourico, peeled and sliced

2tsp coarse Kosher Salt

1/2 tsp Portuguese allspice

2 cups medium/long grain white rice

4 large potatoes, peeled and diced

1/2 cup tomato sauce

8 cups water

Instructions:

Sautee onions in olive oil in heavy bottomed large pot over medium high heat. Add in garlic, stir. Add in chourico, stir. Add in pimenta moida and Portuguese allspice. Add in chicken, stir. Add in rice and potatoes and cover in water and tomato sauce. Simmer over medium/low heat until rice is completely cooked through (to the point of a bit mushy -this is not the time for aldente) and potatoes are cooked through. Stir and taste for salt. 

Chouriço and Peppers Sandwich

Recipe for Mom’s Amazing Chouriço & Peppers:

(makes 30 party size sandwiches)

3 lbs. ground chouriço

3 bell peppers, large dice

3 onions, small dice

3 small cans tomato sauce

24 oz. beer

olive oil

30 mini portuguese sandwich rolls (or lg. rolls cut in half)

Directions:

Saute onions and peppers in olive oil.  Add in chouriço, tomato sauce and beer.  Cover and simmer over medium/low heat for about 1 hour.  When liquid is reduced by about half, turn off heat and stuff sandwiches. (The meat should be very moist, but not soupy.)

Enjoy!

***NOTE: this recipe is a one to one ratio throughout, so if you want to cut it down or increase the amount, just do so in kind… for example to make for a family dinner use 1 lb. chouriço, 1 small can tomato sauce, one pepper, one onion and 8 oz. of beer 🙂

For the Full Recipe see the original post: https://theportugueseamericanmom.com/moms-amazing-chourico-peppers-chourico-com-pimenta/