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.
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
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
This almost doesn’t qualify for being a recipe, since there are so few ingredients. But a well made Steak, Egg & Chips is so much more than the sum of its […]
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.
Rissois are a delicious type of fried pastry from Portugal. A creamy shrimp sauce, wrapped in a light dough then fried creates a delicious snack!
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.
Delicious and succulent, these Portuguese prego rolls are made with juicy steak grilled in a flavorsome marinade served on a fresh bread roll.
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.
This recipe is for the Azorean Biscoitos ring-shaped biscuits that are the perfect balance of crunchy and sweet with a hint of lemon.
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.
The Perfect French toast Recipe! With just 6 ingredients, It's one of the simplest and tastiest breakfast or brunch recipes to make any day!
Portuguese Milk Tarts, Queijadas de Leite, are a sweet, creamy, traditional Portuguese dessert recipe made with simple ingredients.
Filhos, is yeast dough that you drop in spoon fulls and fry then roll in sugar. Portuguese donuts. Some may call them Malassadas.
Bolos de guardanapos is a popular Portuguese sponge cake that is cut into squares then filled with a traditional sweet egg yolk cream filling known as doce de ovos or creme de ovo, the cake squares are then folded into a napkin shape and topped with sugar.
Portuguese Sweet Rice is a delicious and comforting dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is made with rice, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest producing a rich and creamy dessert.
Fresh warm doughnut holes rolled in sugar- an authentic Portuguese recipe.
Original and authentic, this Portuguese Serradura recipe is made with just 3 ingredients, whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and maria cookies referred to in Portuguese as bolacha maria. Serradura, bolacha Maria pudding is one of the most popular Portuguese desserts with maria cookies.
Bolas de Berlim are a delicious variety of Portuguese donut! Filled with a traditional Portuguese egg cream these are a great local snack!
Serradura | Portuguese Sawdust Pudding is a quick and easy, no-bake, layered dessert. Here's an easy recipe to make this delightful dessert!
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.
Love Portuguese custard tarts? Learn all about the only pastel de nata workshop in a real Lisbon bakery where you'll get the secrets to making them.
Arroz Doce is a Portuguese rice pudding that is thick, creamy, sweet and served semi-set with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon.
A traditional treat during the Christmas holidays and beyond, these Portuguese cookies are packed with sweet potatoes, dried coconut, ginger, orange and more!
We've made a list of the top 20 Portuguese desserts. Discover the most incredible Portuguese sweets, pastries and desserts and their recipes.
The Portuguese have this wonderful little 'Piece of Fried Dough" that we look forward to on any special occasion. A Festa, a Holiday, a Family Party, maybe even just a Great Uncle visiting from Connecticut. Oh, how we looked forward to those visits as they always meant Malassadas. A Malassada is exactly as I described a delightful little piece of fried dough, but this is the most basic of descriptions for a phenomenal bite into heaven. Let's say this.. Have you ever gone to fair? A fair where your Mom bought you an "Elephant Ear" or maybe a "Doughboy", well that might tease you into thinking that this could be a quick substitute for a Malassada. It's fried dough but it's a fried Bread dough. Malassadas are a fried "Sweetbread Dough". It's like comparing Sliced white bread to Hawaiian bread (hallah, cinnamon roll dough) Not the same, right? Right! Here is the Ultimate in a puff of Heaven, that will forever make you think that "doughboy" is just a poor substitute for the real thing. Now, every Azorean Household has their own recipe. The recipe for Malassadas differs as much as an Italian family's recipe for "Sauce". This one is a passed on generation to generation recipe from my family. If you find a different one, don't be afraid to try it, It's as different or as the same as the last marinara sauce (gravy) recipe you tried. Just love doing it! That's the best secret ingredient in Everything you make! Malassadas 4 Cups Flour 1 Cup Sugar (+1 tsp) 2 Cups Milk 6 Eggs 1 packet Yeast (2 1/4 tsp instant yeast but don/t dissolve) 1/2 cup Water (100° - 110°) (water is for the pkg yeast only) 1 tsp Salt 1/4 cup Butter (1/2 stick, melted) Vegetable Oil for Frying Put Yeast in 1/2 cup Water with 1 teaspoon Sugar. Let rise (become foamy) In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter on low temp until butter has melted. Remove from heat to cool to room temp Beat Eggs, add Sugar and beat to combine. Add Warm Butter and Milk, combine well. Add Yeast combine through. Add Flour and Salt. Using paddle attachment or hands; Mix (fold) until well combined and smooth. Cover with a plastic wrap & cloth and allow to rise to double in size. (If your kitchen is cold, warm oven to 200° and turn off. Place dough in warmed oven to rise) To Fry: Use a Deep fryer at 350°f or use a Deep Pan and warm 4-5 cups Vegetable Oil to 350° on Medium high heat (8 on electric stove) Take pieces of risen dough and stretch to desired size. Place piece of dough in oil and allow to fry for 5-7 minutes. *If dough sticks to your hands wipe hands with a tbsp oil and it wont stick* Watch for color, you want a golden brown. If they get color too quickly the center will be raw. Turn your oil down to Medium Heat. (5 or 6 on electric stove) Repeat for all of the dough. Once dough is fried place in a paper bag and coat with Sugar (may add cinnamon, although not traditional) Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and keep warm in 200° oven. Most of all Enjoy!!! ***If on a weeknight, you'd like to make the substitute ones...grab a ball of pizza dough at the market or your local pizzeria and fry it up as you would the Malassada dough. Dredge in Sugar and you have a quick and easy substitute, good enough for a weeknight or a quick Sunday morning :)
Pastéis de Bacalhau or codfish cakes are a popular appetizer across Portugal. They are a delicious combination of deep fried potatoes and cod that can be eaten at any time of day.
Everyone who knows a bit of portuguese food could see this coming. I mean, I had to start this series of posts with pastéis de nata . ...
This easy Pao do Lo recipe is for a moist and fluffy Portuguese sponge cake. With just three ingredients - eggs, sugar, and flour, easily make the simple and famous Portuguese cake airy cake everyone will love.
Countless people visit Lisbon every year in search of pastéis de nata. Bring them to life in your own kitchen with this Portuguese custard tarts recipe!
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.
Portuguese Milk Tarts, Queijadas de Leite, are a sweet, creamy, traditional Portuguese dessert recipe made with simple ingredients.
Cavacas is a popover style Portuguese pastry. It is light and airy, and the glaze has a hint of lemon. Delicious!
This delicious Portuguese cavacas recipe is sweet with a hint of lemon on the outside, soft and eggy on the inside.
This Portuguese Malassadas recipe is great, I have eaten these on different occasions and it's one of the best I have tried.
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.
