| Frango a Portuguesa - Main
(Chicken the Portuguese Way)
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
3 x 2 1/2-lb. Chickens
4 to 6 oz. Butter
1 cup Onion
1 clove Garlic
2 Tbs. Flour
2 cups Canned whole tomatoes
1/4 cup Sherry
1 Tbs. Salt
1 tsp. Red pepper, crushed
Cooking Recipes Directions
In an electric skillet (or large sauté pan): Brown:
3 2 1/2-lb. CHICKENS, cut up in small pieces and seasoned
with salt and pepper, in 4 to 6 oz. BUTTER, on all sides.
Remove pieces of chicken as they brown. Add: 1 cup ONION,
chopped finely and 1 clove GARLIC, minced finely and cook
until onions soften.
Blend in 2 Tbs. FLOUR. Add: 2 cups CANNED WHOLE TOMATOES,
broken up by hand 1/4 cup SHERRY 1 Tbs. SALT 1 tsp. CRUSHED
RED PEPPER.
Simmer covered for 45 minutes. Serve over rice.
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Sopa de feijao Verde - Soup
(String Bean Soup)
Ingredients
1 1/2 quarts Water
2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper
3 large Potatoes
2 medium Tomatoes
2 large Onion
1 Ib. Fresh string bean
Cooking Recipes Directions
In a 3-quart saucepan: Bring to a boil 1 ½ quarts WATER.
Add: 2 tsp. SALT 1/2 tsp. PEPPER 3 large POTATOES, cut in chunks
2 medium TOMATOES, cut in chunks 2 large ONIONS, cut in chunks.
Simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Puree through
a sieve or food mill. (It should be a thin puree.) Add 1 Ib. FRESH
STRING BEANS, cut across in thin slices. Simmer for about 10 minutes
until beans are tender. Correct the Seasoning
Serve in bowls.
It will take a little time to slice the fresh string beans in very
thin (straight-across) slices. As an adaptation and for the sake
of speed, here's the fast modern version of this lovely soup:
Ingredients
1 cup INSTANT POTATOES
1 Tbs. ONION POWDER
1 1/2 quarts BOILING WATER
1 6-oz. can TOMATO SAUCE
1 package FROZEN ITALIAN BEANS
Cooking Recipes Directions
Combine: 1 cup INSTANT POTATOES 1 Tbs. ONION POWDER 1 1/2 quarts
BOILING WATER 1 6-oz. can TOMATO SAUCE No pureeing is necessary.
Cut 1 package FROZEN ITALIAN BEANS (thawed) in thin slices. Add
to the mixture above. Simmer until beans are done. Serve in bowls
or large soup plates.
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