Açorda

Açorda is very popular in Portugal and is really simple to prepare. Quantities in this recipe varies slightly according to the tastes of each one. You'll need.

peeled shrimp

1 or 2 garlic cloves

bread

eggs

coriander

salt

olive oil

You start by filling the bottom of the pan with olive oil and the garlic. When the garlic stays brown you should remove it. Now is time to add water, peeled shrimp, coriander and salt. When it starts to boil is time to add the bread. Mix everything and add one egg per person, at least. You can also mix or not the eggs, like in the pictures. After it you just need to wait 5 minutes and it's ready to eat.

If you don't like the flavor of the coriander you can simply replace it by parsley.

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Baba de Camelo (camel's drool)

This is another dessert typically Portuguese.
It's really easy to cook. You'll need:

- 1 can of condensed milk already boiled

- 6 eggs

You start by mixing very well the condensed milk with the 6 yolks.
Separately you beat the 6 eggs whites into stiff peaks.

The third step is to shuffle everything.
Now, it's ready to go to the fridge.
If you like, you can add on top some almond, walnut or grated wafer.
It should be served cold.


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Leite Creme (milk cream)

Esta é uma sobremesa tipicamente portuguesa. É muito rápida e facil de cozinhar.
Demora menos de 30 minutos para preparar e apenas precisa de:

- 6 ovos, apenas as gemas

- 1 litro de leite

- 3 colheres de sopa de farinha de milho

- Casca de limão

- 1 pau de canela

- Açucar a gosto, na minha opinião, cerca de 4 ou 5 colheres de sopa é o ideal

Em primeiro lugar, mistura o leite, a casca de limão, o pau de canela, o açucar e as 6 gemas numa panlea. Pode então levar a panela ao lume, no mínimo.
À Parte, misture bem a farinha com um bocado de leite. Assim que a farinha estiver dissolvida, adicione-a à panela anterior sem deixar de mexer tudo. Deve continuar a mexer até que comece a ferver. Quando comerçar a ferver, deixe assim durante cerca de 1 minuto e depois está pronto a servir.
Pode-se comer quente ou frio.
Também fica bastante saboroso se polvilhar com canela.


Bom apetite!




 This is a typical Portuguese dessert. It's really fast and easy to cook.
It will take less than 30 minutes to prepare and you just need:

- 6 eggs, yolks only

- 1 liter of milk

- 3 tablespoons of corn flour

- Lemon peel

- 1 cinnamon stick

- Sugar to taste, around 4/5 tablespoons is the ideal in my opinion

First, you mix in a pan before puttin on the flame, the milk, the lemon peel, the cinnamon stick, the sugar and the 6 yolks. After it you can put the on the flame, in the minimum power.
Separately, you mix very well the corn flour with a little milk. When the flour is dissolved in milk, add it in the previoust pan and continue mixing everything. You need to mix it until it starts boiling. Leave it boiling for something like 1 minute and after it you can turn to a platter or to small blows.
Can be eaten it hot or cold.
You can also eat it with cinnamon, it's really tasty.

Bom apetite! 

Portuguese cuisine

In this blog I'll try to show all over the world some of the best dishes of portuguese cuisine and how they can be prepared.

This way, I want to spread a little of my culture sharing, at the same time, the wonderful portuguese food. 

I'll present several kinds of soap, meat dishes, fish dishes and desserts. Some of theyare well known from north to south of the country, other are not so traditional but are also used nowadays in Portugal.
My aim is that my blog can be used as an encyclopedia for portuguese cuisine all over the world.

I hope that you all enjoy

Bom apetite!