Learn how to make traditional Portuguese recipes with this great collection. Whether you're looking for a home cooked meal or something special for a holiday, these recipes have something delicious for everyone.
With a wide variety of traditional food, but you may wonder what to eat in Portugal. Don’t worry, here is a list of 15 Portuguese dishes you need to try.
We’ve now been eating and cooking our way around Portugal for over four years! So we think we’re in a good position to be able to share some of the best and most essential dishes
Let's dive into this exquisite cuisine and stimulate our senses through fifteen of the most unique and tempting Portuguese foods.
This Portuguese Braised Pork and Clams recipe gets its flavor from Pimenton de la Vera dulce, fresh clams, and pork shoulder. Get the recipe from Food & Wine.
Portuguese cuisine is more diverse than you think! Remember to check out all the delicious Portuguese street food I listed below if you have a chance to
This fiery, tomato-based Portuguese garlic shrimp dish will leave your lips tingling. Made with a ton of garlic, white wine, and peri-peri spice blend it is easy, relatively quick, and damn delicious.
Piri piri chicken is a classic dish in Portuguese cuisine. Usually grilled over charcoals, learn how to make this dish at home!
Want to spice up your fried rice-literally? With this version of Portuguese fried rice you can inject a European flavour into your favourite fried rice. Thin slices of caramelised chorizo are added to a tomato based rice which is then finished with black olives. A final dusting of paprika gives the rice colour and spice!
At traditional parties, Portuguese pumpkin doughnuts are an indispensable presence, especially during the Christmas season. Make these...
This Portuguese chicken dish is braised in a white wine-based sauce with linguica sausage for a meal that's both comforting and light.
This tuna, potato and chickpea salad recipe is pure Portuguese comfort food. It's so easy and quick to make. This dish can be eaten hot or cold.
A traditional Portuguese Beef Stew that melts in your mouth and is bursting with flavor. Grab a bowl of this and a fresh piece of Portuguese bread and I am in heaven! Please feel free to share!
This Portuguese recipe for chicken stew has not just a whole head of garlic, but chorizo and peppers and potatoes. Totally luscious and so easy to make in a big Dutch oven!
Salada de bacalhau com grão de bico is a traditional Cape Verdean salad/casserole made of salted cod (bacalhau) chickpeas (grão de bico), potatoes, olives and hard boiled eggs.
Trinchado is a delicious Portuguese inspired South African beef stew made from cubed steak, cooked in a spicy sauce. It's believed to have originated in neighbouring Angola and Mozambique, both former Portuguese colonies.
Potatoes with Cebolada (Portuguese Spicy Onion Sauce) are not your average boiled potatoes by any means. These potatoes pair perfectly with grilled or fried fish (click here). This recipe is versatile so you control the spice level, by increasing or decreasing how much pimenta moida (hot pepper paste) you use. Once the onion, garlic and hot pepper paste is sautéed in the olive oil and then topped up with the white wine, it creates a delicious spicy onion sauce. Then the sauce is poured onto the potatoes that immediately absorb all the delicious flavors. Just like that, the once bland boiled potatoes are now packed with flavor! They are even more delicious the next day….if there are any leftovers that is.
Simply referred to as 'Bitoque' amongst Cape Verdeans, this steak dish is topped with a signature fried egg and is also referred to as 'Bife a Portuguesa'. The dark pan-sauce is made of wine, garlic and butter. Fried potatoes and white rice are served on the side.
Delicious and succulent, these Portuguese prego rolls are made with juicy steak grilled in a flavorsome marinade served on a fresh bread roll.
Potatoes with Cebolada (Portuguese Spicy Onion Sauce) are not your average boiled potatoes by any means. These potatoes pair perfectly with grilled or fried fish (click here). This recipe is versatile so you control the spice level, by increasing or decreasing how much pimenta moida (hot pepper paste) you use. Once the onion, garlic and hot pepper paste is sautéed in the olive oil and then topped up with the white wine, it creates a delicious spicy onion sauce. Then the sauce is poured onto the potatoes that immediately absorb all the delicious flavors. Just like that, the once bland boiled potatoes are now packed with flavor! They are even more delicious the next day….if there are any leftovers that is.
Rissois de camarão are Portuguese fried turnovers with creamy shrimp filling in the center! They're dipped in breadcrumbs and fried until golden brown. Rissois make the perfect finger food or snack!
These delicious Portuguese morsels of savoury pastry are full of shrimp and flavour. Call them an appetizer... or a main course... make them now!
This authentic Portuguese caldo verde with chorizo recipe is one of the most popular soups made by “avós” all over Portugal. You can even associate the smell of caldo verde with a traditional portuguese home.
Rabanadas or Fatias Douradas are a classic Portuguese dessert that’s very popular around the festive season. Like a French Toast or Eggy Bread, rabanadas are made of a day-old bread that’s soaked with a mixture of milk, sugar, a mix of spices and citrus peel, then fried and coated in more sugar and cinnamon.
A traditional Portuguese muffin made with part rice flour, which gives the muffins a tender crumb with a buttery flavor and a hint of lemon, and a delightful crunchy sugar crust on top.
Caldo Verde Portuguese Soup - A rustic sausage potato and kale soup with bold flavor and chunky texture. This slightly creamy Portuguese Bean Soup version is so enticing, you'll want to make it again and again!
This Portuguese main dish calls for pork to be marinated for days in red wine vinegar, wine, and an assortment of seasonings.
This Portuguese beef stew (molha de carne) takes me back to my youth. It tastes so good and makes the house smell amazing. Be careful, you might not be able to get the neighbours to leave.
Filhos, is yeast dough that you drop in spoon fulls and fry then roll in sugar. Portuguese donuts. Some may call them Malassadas.
The bifana is a traditional Portuguese sandwich that comprises of a bread roll filled with marinated pork cutlets. The secret is in the marinade and how its cooked! This is a traditional Portuguese Bifana recipe that you can make at home! Read our recipe, to get the authentic taste of Portugal!
Have lunch with friends? We suggest this tasty traditional Portuguese meal of pork with clams! It’s easy to prepare, has a delicious...
The Portuguese people eat these pork sandwiches like we Americans eat burgers — anytime and anywhere. The Bifana is so popular, McDonald’s even launched the McBifana in Portugal. It is a perfect storm of flavors and textures coming together to sweep you up and take your taste buds to wanting more and more.
Recipe by Paula. The Portuguese have very colourful names for their desserts. For example this favourite dessert of mine is called Natas do Ceu which translates to "Cream from Heaven". You know what? The name is perfect. One bite of this delicious and simple combination of lemon, cinnamon & vanilla egg cream, mousse and crumbled Maria cookies and you'll think you've died and gone to heaven. Enjoy! Serves 6 Ingredients: Egg Cream: 6 egg yolks, beaten 1/2 cup whole milk 1/4 cup sugar 1 lemon rind 1 cinnamon stick 1/2 vanilla bean 1 teaspoon unsalted butter Meringue: 6 egg whites 2 tablespoons sugar Whipped Cream: 2 cups heavy cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 tablespoons sugar 1 package (roll) Maria cookies, crushed Directions: 1. In a bowl, beat egg yolks until frothy. In a saucepan over medium high heat, add milk, sugar, lemon rind and cinnamon stick. Using a small sharp knife, split the vanilla bean lengthways, then scrape the seeds from inside the bean with the back of the knife. Add the seeds and bean to the pan. 2. Scald the milk then slowly add milk to the egg yolks, whisking the eggs constantly. Return the milk/egg mixture to the saucepan and reduce the heat to medium. Stir constantly until the egg/milk mixture thickens. Remove lemon rind, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean from the saucepan. Pass egg cream through a fine sieve into a bowl. Stir in butter until incorporated and let it cool. 3. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites in a large clean bowl until they form stiff peaks. Slowly add 2 tablespoons sugar and continue to beat until the mixture (now meringue) is very thick and glossy. 4. In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream and vanilla. Gradually add 3 tablespoons of sugar and whip until you get very stiff peaks. Be careful not to over whip the cream or it will become butter. 5. Fold the meringue into the whipped cream, a little at a time and slowly so as to not deflate the mousse mixture. Chill this mousse until you’re ready to assemble. 6. To assemble: In individual serving glasses or a large serving bowl, add a layer of the crushed cookies, followed by a layer of mousse. Repeat with another layer of cookies and mousse. Smooth the top layer of mousse with the back of a spoon. Top the mousse with the egg cream. Chill for at least 4-5 hours before serving.
Recipe by Paula. I love the simplicity of Portuguese desserts. These little cakes have a lovely orange flavour and are so moist and delicate. They are perfect for an afternoon tea, wedding or baby shower. These little cakes are easy to make and be sure to make lots, they won't last long. Enjoy! Makes 24 Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt grated zest of 2 oranges 4 eggs 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup fresh orange juice 1 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla Sanding sugar Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 2 muffin pans. 2. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and orange zest. 3. In a separate bowl combine eggs and sugar and beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes or until the eggs are pale yellow and fall in ribbons. Stir in orange juice, butter and vanilla until well combined. 4. Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined. The mixture will froth a little. Pour the batter into the muffin cups filling them 3/4 of the way up. 5. Bake for 13-14 minutes or until the edges start to brown. Sprinkle the top of each cake with some sanding sugar and return pans to the oven. Turn the oven off and leave them in there for 2 minutes. 6. Allow the pans to cool 5 minutes then run a knife around the edge of each cake and gently unmold. Let the cakes cool completely.
This Portuguese Salad recipe is a beautiful mix of vegetables with a simple red wine vinaigrette.
