Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
10 recipes
Arroz de Marisco
A hearty Portuguese seafood rice with shrimp, mussels and squid in a tomato-garlic sauce with white wine and fresh coriander — served moist, almost like a thick stew, following a recipe from the fishing village of Vieira de Leiria.
Bacalhau à Lagareira
Tender salt cod baked with potatoes until golden and generously drizzled with hot garlic olive oil — a classic of Portuguese cuisine.
Bifanas
Portuguese bifanas — thin, juicy slices of pork in a wine-garlic sauce, tucked into a crusty bun with mustard.
Beef Espetada
Traditional Madeiran espetada — juicy beef cubes rubbed with garlic and coarse salt, skewered with bay leaves and grilled over glowing charcoal until beautifully seared.
Caldo Verde
A hearty Portuguese soup of smooth mashed potatoes, finely shredded collard greens (or kale), and slices of spicy chorizo.
Alentejo-Style Pork with Clams
Juicy pork in a spicy white wine and garlic marinade, seared until golden and simmered with fresh clams — a classic of Algarve-Alentejo cuisine, served with crispy fried potatoes.
Portuguese Feijoada
A hearty Portuguese stew of beans, pork, smoked sausages and cabbage, slow-simmered in a rich tomato sauce.
Portuguese Fish Stew
A traditional Portuguese fish stew (caldeirada) — tender chunks of white fish and potatoes simmered in layers in a fragrant tomato-wine sauce with paprika and bay leaf, following an old recipe from Atlantic coast fishermen.
Portuguese Tomato Rice
Juicy rice slowly simmered in a fragrant sauce of ripe tomatoes, garlic and bay leaf — a simple side dish from Alentejo to serve with grilled fish or meat.
Portuguese Duck Rice (Arroz de Pato)
Tender pieces of duck and fluffy rice, simmered in a rich broth and baked under a golden crust with Portuguese sausage.